Source: https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=2&ch=129&rl=1027
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§129', '§39', '§29', '§29', '§29', '§29', '§29', '§29', '§25', '§129', '§25', '§25', '§29', '§39', '§129', '§129']

SUBCHAPTER AA COMMISSIONER'S RULES
RULE §129.1027 Optional Flexible School Day Program
(2) Campus of innovative redesign--A campus with an approved campus turnaround plan in accordance with the requirements of Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.107, that:
(A) provides a rigorous and relevant academic program;
(B) provides personal attention and guidance;
(C) promotes high expectations for all students; and
(D) addresses comprehensive schoolwide improvements that cover all aspects of a school's operations, including, but not limited to, curriculum and instruction changes, structural and managerial innovations, sustained professional development, financial commitment, and enhanced involvement of parents and the community.
(3) Community-based dropout recovery education program--For the purposes of this section, a community-based dropout recovery education program is a public or private program authorized under the TEC, §29.081(e), offered on a campus or through an internet online program that leads to a high school diploma and prepares the student to enter the workforce as defined in TEC, §29.081(e-1) and (e-2).
(4) Instructional contact hours-- Except for the purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section, instructional contact hours are the hours spent learning the curriculum under faculty and administrators with baccalaureate or advanced degrees. For the purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section, instructional contact hours are hours spent learning the curriculum under the direct supervision of an educator meeting the qualifications of the State Board for Educator Certification or the employing charter school.
(5) Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)--An OFSDP is a program authorized under the Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.0822, that is approved by the commissioner to provide flexible hours and days of attendance for eligible students, as defined in subsection (b) of this section.
(6) School district--For the purposes of this section, the definition of a school district includes an open-enrollment charter school.
(7) School district board of trustees--For the purposes of this section, the definition of a school district board of trustees includes a charter holder board.
<?Pub Caret -2> (b) Student eligibility. A student is eligible to participate in an OFSDP if:
(A) has dropped out of school or is at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by the TEC, §29.081;
(B) is attending a campus implementing an innovative redesign;
(C) is attending a community-based dropout recovery education program, as defined by the TEC, §29.081(e-1) and (e-2);
(D) is attending an approved early college high school program, as defined by the TEC, §29.908; or
(E) as a result of attendance requirements under the TEC, §25.092, will be denied credit for one or more classes in which the student has been enrolled; and
(3) school district must submit an application in accordance with instructions provided by the TEA.
(7) The TEA may defer or reject an application based on pending or final audit of data submitted, irregularities in assessment administration, accreditation status, accountability ratings, or interventions or sanctions under the TEC, Chapter 39A.
(d) Attendance. A school district must report student OFSDP attendance in a manner provided by the TEA in the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook adopted under §129.1025 of this title (relating to Adoption By Reference: Student Attendance Accounting Handbook). Funding for attendance in an OFSDP is proportionate to attendance in a full-time program meeting the requirements of the TEC, §25.081 and §25.082.
(e) Funding under the TEC, Chapters 41, 42, and 46. Attendance in an OFSDP that is not authorized or does not meet the requirements of the TEC, §29.0822, or this section is not eligible for state funding. For funding purposes, attendance for a student for a 12-consecutive-month school year cannot exceed the equivalent of one student in average daily attendance with perfect attendance.
(2) A student participating in an OFSDP must take all assessment instruments as defined by the TEC, §39.023, during the regularly scheduled administration periods.
(5) The OFSDP is a state program subject to a special accreditation investigation under the TEC, Chapter 39. Student attendance accounting records are subject to audit under §129.21 of this title (relating to Requirements for Student Attendance Accounting for State Funding Purposes). The commissioner may impose interventions and sanctions on a school district under the TEC, Chapter 39A, for failure to comply with the OFSDP requirements of this section.
Source Note: The provisions of this §129.1027 adopted to be effective July 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 3988; amended to be effective October 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 8643; amended to be effective December 20, 2009, 34 TexReg 8966; amended to be effective August 2, 2018, 43 TexReg 4983