TITLE: Relating to a student's eligibility to enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network.

SUMMARY: Relating to a student's eligibility to enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a student's eligibility to enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 30A.002(a) and (c), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A student is eligible to enroll in one or more courses [a course] provided through the state virtual school network or, except as provided by Section 30A.107(c), enroll full-time in courses provided through the network only if the student: (1) on September 1 of the school year: (A) is younger than 21 years of age; or (B) is younger than 26 years of age and entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program under Section 42.003; (2) has not graduated from high school; and (3) is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school in this state. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3) [or (b)],a student is eligible to enroll in one or more courses provided through the state virtual school network or enroll full-time in courses provided through the network if the student: (1) is a dependent of a member of the United States military; (2) was previously enrolled in high school in this state; and (3) does not reside in this state due to a military deployment or transfer. SECTION 2. Section 30A.002(b), Education Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.