SUBCHAPTER A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
- Texas Section 29.001 - Statewide Plan
The agency shall develop, and modify as necessary, a statewide design, consistent with federal law, for the delivery of services to children with disabilities in...
- Texas Section 29.002 - Definition
In this subchapter, "special services" means: (1) special education instruction, which may be provided by professional and supported by paraprofessional personnel in the regular classroom...
- Texas Section 29.003 - Eligibility Criteria
(a) The agency shall develop specific eligibility criteria based on the general classifications established by this section with reference to contemporary diagnostic or evaluative terminologies...
- Texas Section 29.004 - Full Individual And Initial Evaluation
(a) A written report of a full individual and initial evaluation of a student for purposes of special education services shall be completed as follows,...
- Texas Section 29.0041 - Information And Consent For Certain Psychological Examinations Or Tests
(a) On request of a child's parent, before obtaining the parent's consent under 20 U.S.C. Section 1414 for the administration of any psychological examination or...
- Texas Section 29.005 - Individualized Education Program
(a) Before a child is enrolled in a special education program of a school district, the district shall establish a committee composed of the persons...
- Texas Section 29.0051 - Model Form
(a) The agency shall develop a model form for use in developing an individualized education program under Section 29.005(b). The form must be clear, concise,...
- Texas Section 29.006 - Continuing Advisory Committee
(a) The governor shall appoint a continuing advisory committee, composed of 17 members, under 20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(21). At least one member appointed under this...
- Texas Section 29.007 - Shared Services Arrangements
School districts may enter into a written contract to jointly operate their special education programs. The contract must be approved by the commissioner. Funds to...
- Texas Section 29.008 - Contracts For Services; Residential Placement
(a) A school district, shared services arrangement unit, or regional education service center may contract with a public or private facility, institution, or agency inside...
- Texas Section 29.009 - Public Notice Concerning Preschool Programs For Students With Disabilities
Each school district shall develop a system to notify the population in the district with children who are at least three years of age but...
- Texas Section 29.010 - Compliance
(a) The agency shall adopt and implement a comprehensive system for monitoring school district compliance with federal and state laws relating to special education. The...
- Texas Section 29.011 - Transition Planning
(a) The commissioner shall by rule adopt procedures for compliance with federal requirements relating to transition services for students who are enrolled in special education...
- Texas Section 29.0111 - Beginning Of Transition Planning
Appropriate state transition planning under the procedure adopted under Section 29.011 must begin for a student not later than when the student reaches 14 years...
- Texas Section 29.0112 - Transition And Employment Guide
(a) The agency, with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission, shall develop a transition and employment guide for students enrolled in special education...
- Texas Section 29.012 - Residential Facilities
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b)(2), not later than the third day after the date a person 22 years of age or younger is...
- Texas Section 29.013 - Noneducational Community-based Support Services For Certain Students With Disabilities
(a) The agency shall establish procedures and criteria for the allocation of funds appropriated under this section to school districts for the provision of noneducational...
- Texas Section 29.014 - School Districts That Provide Education Solely To Students Confined To Or Educated In Hospitals
(a) This section applies only to a school district that provides education and related services only to students who are confined in or receive educational...
- Texas Section 29.015 - Foster Parents
(a) The school district shall give preferential consideration to a foster parent of a child with a disability when assigning a surrogate parent for the...
- Texas Section 29.016 - Evaluation Conducted Pursuant To A Special Education Due Process Hearing
A special education hearing officer in an impartial due process hearing brought under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 may issue an order or decision that authorizes...
- Texas Section 29.0161 - Contract With State Office Of Administrative Hearings For Special Education Due Process Hearings
Not later than December 1, 2003, the agency and the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall jointly determine whether it would be cost-effective for the...
- Texas Section 29.0162 - Representation In Special Education Due Process Hearing
(a) A person in an impartial due process hearing brought under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 may be represented by: (1) an attorney who is licensed...
- Texas Section 29.017 - Transfer Of Parental Rights At Age Of Majority
(a) A student with a disability who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes...
- Texas Section 29.018 - Special Education Grant
(a) From funds appropriated for the purposes of this section, federal funds, or any other funds available, the commissioner shall make grants available to school...
- Texas Section 29.019 - Individualized Education Program Facilitation
(a) The agency shall provide information to parents regarding individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method that may be used to avoid...
- Texas Section 29.020 - Individualized Education Program Facilitation Project
(a) The agency shall develop rules in accordance with this section applicable to the administration of a state individualized education program facilitation project. The program...
SUBCHAPTER B BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
- Texas Section 29.022 - Video Surveillance Of Special Education Settings
(a) In order to promote student safety on request by a parent, trustee, or staff member, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide...
- Texas Section 29.051 - State Policy
English is the basic language of this state. Public schools are responsible for providing a full opportunity for all students to become competent in speaking,...
- Texas Section 29.052 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Student of limited English proficiency" means a student whose primary language is other than English and whose English language skills are...
- Texas Section 29.053 - Establishment Of Bilingual Education And Special Language Programs
(a) The agency shall establish a procedure for identifying school districts that are required to offer bilingual education and special language programs in accordance with...
- Texas Section 29.054 - Exception
(a) If a program other than bilingual education must be used in kindergarten through the elementary grades, documentation for the exception must be filed with...
- Texas Section 29.055 - Program Content; Method Of Instruction
(a) A bilingual education program established by a school district shall be a full-time program of dual-language instruction that provides for learning basic skills in...
- Texas Section 29.056 - Enrollment Of Students In Program
(a) The agency shall establish standardized criteria for the identification, assessment, and classification of students of limited English proficiency eligible for entry into the program...
- Texas Section 29.0561 - Evaluation Of Transferred Students; Reenrollment
(a) The language proficiency assessment committee shall reevaluate a student who is transferred out of a bilingual education or special language program under Section 29.056(g)...
- Texas Section 29.057 - Facilities; Classes
(a) Bilingual education and special language programs must be located in the regular public schools of the district rather than in separate facilities. (b) Students...
- Texas Section 29.058 - Enrollment Of Students Who Do Not Have Limited English Proficiency
With the approval of the school district and a student's parents, a student who does not have limited English proficiency may also participate in a...
- Texas Section 29.059 - Cooperation Among Districts
(a) A school district may join with one or more other districts to provide the bilingual education and special language programs required by this subchapter....
- Texas Section 29.060 - Preschool, Summer School, And Extended Time Programs
(a) Each school district that is required to offer a bilingual education or special language program shall offer a voluntary program for children of limited...
- Texas Section 29.061 - Bilingual Education And Special Language Program Teachers
(a) The State Board for Educator Certification shall provide for the issuance of teaching certificates appropriate for bilingual education instruction to teachers who possess a...
- Texas Section 29.062 - Compliance
(a) The legislature recognizes that compliance with this subchapter is an imperative public necessity. Therefore, in accordance with the policy of the state, the agency...
- Texas Section 29.063 - Language Proficiency Assessment Committees
(a) Each school district that is required to offer bilingual education and special language programs shall establish a language proficiency assessment committee. (b) Each committee...
- Texas Section 29.064 - Appeals
A parent of a student enrolled in a school district offering bilingual education or special language programs may appeal to the commissioner if the district...
SUBCHAPTER C COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- Texas Section 29.066 - Peims Reporting Requirements
(a) A school district that is required to offer bilingual education or special language programs shall include the following information in the district's Public Education...
- Texas Section 29.081 - Compensatory, Intensive, And Accelerated Instruction
(a) Each school district shall use the student performance data resulting from the basic skills assessment instruments and achievement tests administered under Subchapter B, Chapter...
- Texas Section 29.082 - Optional Extended Year Program
(a) A school district may set aside an amount from the district's allotment under Section 42.152 or may apply to the agency for funding of...
- Texas Section 29.0821 - Optional Flexible Year Program
(a) A school district may provide a flexible year program for students who did not or are likely not to perform successfully on an assessment...
- Texas Section 29.0822 - Optional Flexible School Day Program
(a) Notwithstanding Section 25.081 or 25.082, a school district may apply to the commissioner to provide a flexible school day program for students who: (1)...
- Texas Section 29.083 - Student Retention Information
The agency shall collect data from school districts through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) relating to grade level retention of students. Added by...
- Texas Section 29.084 - Tutorial Services
(a) Each school district may provide tutorial services at the district's schools. (b) A district that provides tutorial services shall require a student whose grade...
- Texas Section 29.085 - Life Skills Program For Student Parents
(a) A school district may provide an integrated program of educational and support services for students who are pregnant or who are parents. (b) The...
- Texas Section 29.086 - Basic Skills Programs For High School Students
(a) A school district may apply to the commissioner for funding of special programs for students in grade nine who are at risk of not...
- Texas Section 29.087 - High School Equivalency Programs
(a) The agency shall develop a process by which a school district or open-enrollment charter school may apply to the commissioner for authority to operate...
- Texas Section 29.088 - After-school And Summer Intensive Mathematics Instruction Programs
(a) A school district may provide an intensive after-school program or an intensive program during the period that school is recessed for the summer to...
- Texas Section 29.089 - Mentoring Services Program
(a) Each school district may provide a mentoring services program to students at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081. (b)...
- Texas Section 29.090 - After-school And Summer Intensive Science Instruction Programs
(a) A school district may provide an intensive after-school program or an intensive program during the period that school is recessed for the summer to...
- Texas Section 29.091 - Grant Program For Districts That Have High Enrollment Of Educationally Disadvantaged Students And That Provide Summer Instruction
(a) In this section: (1) "New teacher" means a teacher who: (A) will be teaching for the first time during the next school year; or...
- Texas Section 29.094 - Intensive Reading Or Language Intervention Pilot Program
(a) In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive reading or language intervention pilot program. (b) The commissioner by rule shall establish a pilot program...
- Texas Section 29.095 - Grants For Student Clubs
(a) In this section: (2) "Student at risk of dropping out of school" has the meaning assigned by Section 29.081(d). (1) "Council" means the High...
- Texas Section 29.096 - Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program
(a) In this section, "council" means the High School Completion and Success Initiative Council established under Subchapter M, Chapter 39. (b) Using funds appropriated for...
- Texas Section 29.097 - Intensive Technology-based Academic Intervention Pilot Program
(a) In this section: (2) "Pilot program" means the intensive technology-based academic intervention pilot program. (1) "Council" means the High School Completion and Success Initiative...
- Texas Section 29.098 - Intensive Summer Programs
(a) In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive summer pilot program for students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school or...
SUBCHAPTER D EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
- Texas Section 29.099 - Intensive Mathematics And Algebra Intervention Pilot Program
(a) In this section, "intervention program" means the intensive mathematics and algebra intervention pilot program. (b) The commissioner by rule shall establish an intervention pilot...
- Texas Section 29.121 - Definition
In this subchapter, "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high...
- Texas Section 29.122 - Establishment
Using criteria established by the State Board of Education, each school district shall adopt a process for identifying and serving gifted and talented students in...
SUBCHAPTER E KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS
- Texas Section 29.123 - State Plan; Assistance
The State Board of Education shall develop and periodically update a state plan for the education of gifted and talented students to guide school districts...
- Texas Section 29.151 - Free Kindergarten
The board of trustees of each school district shall establish and maintain one or more kindergartens for the training of children residing in the district...
- Texas Section 29.152 - Operation Of Kindergartens On Half-day Or Full-day Basis
A public school kindergarten may be operated on a half-day or a full-day basis at the option of the board of trustees of the school...
- Texas Section 29.153 - Free Prekindergarten For Certain Children
(a) In this section: (1) "Child" includes a stepchild. (2) "Parent" includes a stepparent. (a-1) A district shall offer prekindergarten classes if the district identifies...
- Texas Section 29.1531 - Tuition-supported And District-financed Prekindergarten
(a) A school district may offer on a tuition basis or use district funds to provide: (1) an additional half-day of prekindergarten classes to children...
- Texas Section 29.1532 - Prekindergarten Program Requirements
(a) A school district's prekindergarten program shall be designed to develop skills necessary for success in the regular public school curriculum, including language, mathematics, and...
- Texas Section 29.1533 - Establishment Of New Prekindergarten Program
Before establishing a new prekindergarten program, a school district shall consider the possibility of sharing use of an existing Head Start or other child-care program...
- Texas Section 29.1534 - Notification Of Prekindergarten Programs
(a) In this section, "prekindergarten program" includes prekindergarten programs provided by a private entity through a partnership with the school district. (b) The agency shall...
- Texas Section 29.154 - Evaluation Of Prekindergarten Programs
The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall monitor and evaluate prekindergarten programs as to their developmental appropriateness. The commissioners...
- Texas Section 29.1543 - Early Education Reports
The agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website annual district and campus-level reports containing information from the previous...
- Texas Section 29.1545 - Class Size And Ratio Study And Recommendations
(a) The agency and the Department of Family and Protective Services shall conduct a joint study to develop recommendations regarding optimal class sizes and student...
- Texas Section 29.155 - Kindergarten And Prekindergarten Grants
(a) From amounts appropriated for the purposes of this section, the commissioner may make grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement or...
- Texas Section 29.156 - Grants For Educational Component Of Head Start
(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants for use in providing an educational component to federal Head Start programs or...
- Texas Section 29.1561 - Administration Of Early Childhood Care And Education Programs
(a) The commissioner may waive a law or rule relating to early childhood care and education programs: (1) to the extent that the law or...
- Texas Section 29.157 - Ready To Read Grants
(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants as provided by this section in support of pre-reading instruction. (b) The commissioner...
- Texas Section 29.158 - Coordination Of Services
(a) In a manner consistent with federal law and regulations, each prekindergarten program provider, Head Start and Early Head Start program provider, and provider of...
- Texas Section 29.159 - Provision Of Certain Information
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, each provider of government-funded child-care services shall, at the time that a child is enrolled with the...
- Texas Section 29.160 - Demonstration Projects
(a) The State Center for Early Childhood Development, in conjunction with a school district, regional education service center, institution of higher education, local government, local...
SUBCHAPTER E-1 HIGH QUALITY PREKINDERGARTEN GRANT PROGRAM
- Texas Section 29.161 - School Readiness Certification System
(a) The State Center for Early Childhood Development, in conjunction with the P-16 Council established under Section 61.076, shall develop and adopt a school readiness...
- Texas Section 29.164 - Definition
In this subchapter, "program" means a high quality prekindergarten grant program provided free of tuition or fees in accordance with this subchapter. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 29.165 - High Quality Prekindergarten Grant Program
(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner by rule shall establish a grant funding program under which funds are awarded to school districts...
- Texas Section 29.166 - High Quality Grant Program Funding
(a) A school district is eligible for half-day funding under the Foundation School Program for each student who satisfies eligibility requirements under Section 29.153(b) and...
- Texas Section 29.167 - High Quality Curriculum And Teacher Requirements
(a) A school district shall select and implement a curriculum for a prekindergarten grant program under this subchapter that: (1) includes the prekindergarten guidelines established...
- Texas Section 29.168 - Family Engagement Plan
(a) A school district shall develop and implement a family engagement plan to assist the district in achieving and maintaining high levels of family involvement...
- Texas Section 29.169 - Program Evaluation
(a) A school district shall: (1) select and implement appropriate methods for evaluating the district's program classes by measuring student progress; and (2) make data...
- Texas Section 29.170 - Program Funding Evaluation
(a) The commissioner shall evaluate the use and effectiveness of funding provided under this subchapter in improving student learning. The commissioner shall identify effective instruction...
- Texas Section 29.171 - Eligible Private Providers
(a) A school district participating in the grant program under this subchapter may enter into a contract with an eligible private provider to provide services...
SUBCHAPTER F CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
- Texas Section 29.172 - Rules
The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (H.B. 4), Sec. 7, eff. May...
- Texas Section 29.181 - Public Education Career And Technology Education Goals
Each public school student shall master the basic skills and knowledge necessary for: (1) managing the dual roles of family member and wage earner; and...
- Texas Section 29.182 - State Plan For Career And Technology Education
(a) The agency shall prepare and biennially update a state plan for career and technology education that sets forth objectives for career and technology education...
- Texas Section 29.183 - Career And Technology And Other Educational Programs
(a) The board of trustees of a school district may conduct and supervise career and technology classes and other educational programs for students and for...
- Texas Section 29.184 - Contracts With Other Schools For Career And Technology Classes
(a) The board of trustees of a school district may contract with another school district or with a public or private postsecondary educational institution or...
- Texas Section 29.185 - Career And Technology Program Requirements And Procedures
(a) The agency shall prescribe requirements for career and technology education in public schools as necessary to comply with federal law. (b) The agency shall...
- Texas Section 29.187 - Award For Distinguished Achievement In Career And Technology Education; Program
(a) In addition to the authority granted under Section 29.183, the board of trustees of a school district may develop and offer a program that...
- Texas Section 29.188 - Recognition Of Successful Career And Technology Education Program
The governor is encouraged to present a proclamation or certificate to each member of the business and industry community that the Texas Workforce Commission, in...
SUBCHAPTER G PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
- Texas Section 29.190 - Subsidy For Certification Examination
Sec. 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. (a) A student is entitled to a subsidy under this section if: (1) the student: (A) successfully completes the...
- Texas Section 29.201 - Parental Choice
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, as provided by this subchapter an eligible student may attend a public school in the district in which...
- Texas Section 29.202 - Eligibility
(a) A student is eligible to receive a public education grant or to attend another public school in the district in which the student resides...
- Texas Section 29.203 - Financing
(a) A student who under this subchapter uses a public education grant to attend a public school in a school district other than the district...
- Texas Section 29.204 - Notification
(a) Not later than January 1 of each year the commissioner shall, based on the most recent information available, provide notice to each school district...
SUBCHAPTER H COMMUNITY
- Texas Section 29.205 - Contract Authority
The board of trustees of a school district may contract under Section 11.157 for the provision of educational services to a district student eligible to...
- Texas Section 29.251 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013. (2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd...
- Texas Section 29.252 - Agency Role In Community Education
(a) The agency shall: (1) develop, implement, and regulate a comprehensive statewide program for community education services; (2) administer all state and federal funds for...
- Texas Section 29.255 - State Funding
Funds shall be appropriated to implement statewide community education programs, including pilot programs to demonstrate the effectiveness of the community education concept. The agency shall...
- Texas Section 29.256 - Reimbursement For Community Education Services
(a) A school district whose governing board elects to provide community education for all age groups may on application and according to rules adopted by...
- Texas Section 29.257 - Community Education Development Projects
(a) The legislature may appropriate money from the foundation school fund to the agency for developing and implementing community education projects. The agency shall actively...
SUBCHAPTER I PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
- Texas Section 29.259 - Adult High School Diploma And Industry Certification Charter School Pilot Program
(a) In this section, "adult education" means services and instruction provided below the college level for adults by a nonprofit entity described by Subsection (e)....
- Texas Section 29.301 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Admission, review, and dismissal committee" means the committee required by State Board of Education rules to develop the individualized education program...
- Texas Section 29.302 - Findings
(a) The legislature finds that it is essential for the well-being and growth of students who are deaf or hard of hearing that educational programs...
- Texas Section 29.303 - Unique Communication
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which their unique communication mode is respected, used, and developed to an...
- Texas Section 29.304 - Qualifications Of Personnel
(a) A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, progress assessors, administrators, and others...
- Texas Section 29.305 - Language Mode Peers
If practicable and not in conflict with any admission, review, and dismissal committee recommendations, a student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have...
- Texas Section 29.306 - Familial And Advocate Involvement
A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which the student's parents or legal guardians and advocates for the...
- Texas Section 29.307 - Role Models
A student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be given the opportunity to be exposed to deaf or hard-of-hearing role models. Added by...
- Texas Section 29.308 - Regional Programs
Regional programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing shall meet the unique communication needs of students who can benefit from those programs....
- Texas Section 29.309 - Composition Of Local Special Education Advisory Committee
If practicable, in a school district in which there are students who are deaf or hard of hearing, the local special education advisory committee required...
- Texas Section 29.310 - Procedures And Materials For Assessment And Placement
(a) Procedures and materials for assessment and placement of students who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be selected and administered so as not...
- Texas Section 29.311 - Educational Programs
(a) Educational programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing must be coordinated with other public and private agencies, including: (1) agencies operating...
- Texas Section 29.312 - Psychological Counseling Services
Appropriate psychological counseling services for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be made available at the student's school site in the...
- Texas Section 29.313 - Evaluation Of Programs
Each school district must provide continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of programs of the district for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. If...
- Texas Section 29.314 - Transition Into Regular Class
In addition to satisfying requirements of the admission, review, and dismissal committee and to satisfying requirements under state and federal law for vocational training, each...
SUBCHAPTER K PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DROPOUT RECOVERY
- Texas Section 29.315 - Texas School For The Deaf Memorandum Of Understanding
The Texas Education Agency and the Texas School for the Deaf shall develop, agree to, and by commissioner rule adopt no later than September 1,...
- Texas Section 29.402 - Partnership
(a) A public junior college may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more school districts located in the public junior college...
- Texas Section 29.403 - Financing
(a) A public junior college district may receive from each partnering school district for each student from that district enrolled in a dropout recovery program...
SUBCHAPTER L SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OF FORENSIC STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER
- Texas Section 29.404 - Other Funding
(a) To the extent consistent with the General Appropriations Act, a public junior college under this subchapter is eligible to receive dropout prevention and intervention...
- Texas Section 29.451 - Definitions
In this subchapter, "alleged offender resident," "interdisciplinary team," and "state supported living center" have the meanings assigned by Section 555.001, Health and Safety Code. Added...
- Texas Section 29.452 - Applicability
This subchapter applies only to an alleged offender resident of the forensic state supported living center established under Section 555.002, Health and Safety Code. Added...
- Texas Section 29.453 - School District Services
(a) A school district shall provide educational services, including services required under Subchapter A, to each alleged offender resident who is under 22 years of...
- Texas Section 29.454 - Behavior Management; Behavior Support Specialists
(a) The discipline of an alleged offender resident by a school district is subject to Sections 37.0021 and 37.004 and to federal law governing the...
- Texas Section 29.455 - Memorandum Of Understanding
(a) A school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center shall enter into a memorandum...
- Texas Section 29.456 - Failure Of School District And Center To Agree
(a) If a school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center fail to agree on...
- Texas Section 29.457 - Funding
(a) In addition to other funding to which a school district is entitled under this code, each district in which alleged offender residents attend school...
SUBCHAPTER Z MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS
- Texas Section 29.458 - Rules
The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 2, eff....
- Texas Section 29.901 - Military Instruction
(a) In each school district in which military instruction is conducted under a state or federal law requiring the district to give bond or otherwise...
- Texas Section 29.902 - Driver Education
(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students....
- Texas Section 29.9021 - Water Safety Education
The agency by rule shall incorporate a curriculum module on recreational water safety into driver education instruction using the video on recreational water safety produced...
- Texas Section 29.903 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Instruction; Donations To School Districts For Use In Cpr Instruction
Sec. 29.903. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) INSTRUCTION; DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR USE IN CPR INSTRUCTION. (a) A school district may accept from the agency donations...
- Texas Section 29.904 - Plan To Increase Enrollment In Institutions Of Higher Education
(a) This section applies only to a school district with one or more high schools that: (1) during the preceding five years, have had an...
- Texas Section 29.905 - Community Education Relating To Hate Crime Law
(a) The attorney general, in cooperation with the agency, shall develop a program that provides instruction about state laws on hate crimes: (1) at appropriate...
- Texas Section 29.906 - Character Education Program
(a) A school district may provide a character education program. (b) A character education program under this section must: (1) stress positive character traits, such...
- Texas Section 29.907 - Celebrate Freedom Week
(a) To educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded,...
- Texas Section 29.908 - Early College Education Program
(a) The commissioner shall establish and administer an early college education program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who...
- Texas Section 29.909 - Distance Learning Courses
(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that provides a course through distance learning and seeks to inform other districts or schools of the...
- Texas Section 29.910 - Programs Of Mutual Benefit
(a) The commissioner, in coordination with appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education and school districts, shall develop: (1) a diagnostic and assistance program for...
- Texas Section 29.911 - Generation Texas Week
(a) To educate middle school, junior high school, and high school students about the importance of higher education, each school district and each open-enrollment charter...
- Texas Section 29.915 - Financial Literacy Pilot Program
(a) In this section, "program" means the financial literacy pilot program. (b) To the extent funding is available under Subsection (e), the agency by rule...
- Texas Section 29.916 - Home-schooled Student Merit Scholarship And Advanced Placement Testing
(a) In this section: (1) "Home-schooled student" means a student who predominantly receives instruction in a general elementary or secondary education program that is provided...
- Texas Section 29.917 - Higher Education And Workforce Readiness Programs
(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner may award grants to organizations that provide volunteers to teach classroom or after-school programs to enhance:...
- Texas Section 29.918 - Dropout Prevention Strategies
(a) Notwithstanding Section 39.234 or 42.152, a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a high dropout rate, as determined by the commissioner, must submit...
- Texas Section 29.920 - Winter Celebrations
(a) A school district may educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations, and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding...
- Texas Section 29.922 - Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program
(a) In this section: (1) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Program" means the Texas Workforce...