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TX Educ Code § 25.095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.095. Warning Notices

Sec. 25.095.  WARNING NOTICES.  (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year:(1)  the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093; and(2)  the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.(b)  A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087, on three days or parts of days within a four-week period.  The notice must:(1)  inform the parent that:(A)  it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and(B)  the student is subject to truancy prevention measures under Section 25.0915; and(2)  request a conference between school officials and the parent to discuss the absences.(c)  The fact that a parent did not receive a notice under Subsection (a) or (b) does not create a defense under Section 25.093 or under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.(d)  In this section, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.002, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0951 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0951. School District Complaint or Referral for Failure to Attend School

Sec. 25.0951.  SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLAINT OR REFERRAL FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL.  (a)  If a student fails to attend school without excuse on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, a school district shall within 10 school days of the student's 10th absence refer the student to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.(b)  If a student fails to attend school without excuse as specified by Subsection (a), a school district may file a complaint against the student's parent in a county, justice, or municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 if the school district provides evidence of the parent's criminal negligence.  In this subsection, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.(c)  A court shall dismiss a complaint made by a school district under Subsection (b) that:(1)  does not comply with this section;(2)  does not allege the elements required for the offense;(3)  is not timely filed, unless the school district delayed the referral under Subsection (d); or(4)  is otherwise substantively defective.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district may delay a referral of a student for truant conduct, or may choose to not refer a student for truant conduct, if the school district:(1)  is applying truancy prevention measures to the student under Section 25.0915; and(2)  determines that the truancy prevention measures are succeeding and it is in the best interest of the student that a referral be delayed or not be made.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (S.B. 1161), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 7.003, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0952 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0952. Procedures Applicable to Parent Contributing to Nonattendance Offense

Sec. 25.0952.  PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE OFFENSE.  In a proceeding based on a complaint under Section 25.093, the court shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, use the procedures and exercise the powers authorized by Chapter 45, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 25.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter D. Student/teacher Ratios; Class Size|Section 25.111. Student/teacher Ratios

Sec. 25.111.  STUDENT/TEACHER RATIOS.  Except as provided by Section 25.112, each school district must employ a sufficient number of teachers certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, to maintain an average ratio of not less than one teacher for each 20 students in average daily attendance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 25.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter D. Student/teacher Ratios; Class Size|Section 25.112. Class Size

Sec. 25.112.  CLASS SIZE.  (a)  Except as otherwise authorized by this section, a school district may not enroll more than 22 students in a prekindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, third, or fourth grade class.  That limitation does not apply during:(1)  any 12-week period of the school year selected by the district, in the case of a district whose average daily attendance is adjusted under Section 48.005(c); or(2)  the last 12 weeks of any school year in the case of any other district.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the first day of the 12-week period for which a district whose average daily attendance is adjusted under Section 48.005(c) is claiming an exemption under Subsection (a), the district shall notify the commissioner in writing that the district is claiming an exemption for the period stated in the notice.(c)  In determining the number of students to enroll in any class, a school district shall consider the subject to be taught, the teaching methodology to be used, and any need for individual instruction.(d)  On application of a school district, the commissioner may except the district from the limit in Subsection (a) if the commissioner finds the limit works an undue hardship on the district.  An exception expires at the end of the school year for which it is granted.(e)  A school district seeking an exception under Subsection (d) shall notify the commissioner and apply for the exception not later than the later of:(1)  October 1; or(2)  the 30th day after the first school day the district exceeds the limit in Subsection (a).(f)  If a school district repeatedly fails to comply with this section, the commissioner may take any appropriate action authorized to be taken by the commissioner under Section 39.131.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 300), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.020, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 974 (S.B. 2081), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 25.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter D. Student/teacher Ratios; Class Size|Section 25.113. Notice of Class Size

Sec. 25.113.  NOTICE OF CLASS SIZE.  (a)  A campus or district that is granted an exception under Section 25.112(d) from class size limits shall provide written notice of the exception to the parent of or person standing in parental relation to each student affected by the exception.  The notice must be in conspicuous bold or underlined print and:(1)  specify the class for which an exception from the limit imposed by Section 25.112(a) was granted;(2)  state the number of children in the class for which the exception was granted;  and(3)  be included in a regular mailing or other communication from the campus or district, such as information sent home with students.(b)  The notice required by Subsection (a) must be provided not later than the 31st day after:(1)  the first day of the school year;  or(2)  the date the exception is granted, if the exception is granted after the beginning of the school year.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 25.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter D. Student/teacher Ratios; Class Size|Section 25.114. Student/teacher Ratios in Physical Education Classes; Class Size

Sec. 25.114.  STUDENT/TEACHER RATIOS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES; CLASS SIZE.  (a)  In implementing the curriculum for physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C), each school district shall establish specific objectives and goals the district intends to accomplish through the curriculum, including, to the extent practicable, student/teacher ratios that are small enough to enable the district to:(1)  carry out the purposes of and requirements for the physical education curriculum as provided under Section 28.002(d); and(2)  ensure the safety of students participating in physical education.(b)  If a district establishes a student to teacher ratio greater than 45 to 1 in a physical education class, the district shall specifically identify the manner in which the safety of the students will be maintained.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 773 (S.B. 891), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 25.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints|Section 25.151. Student Expression

Sec. 25.151.  STUDENT EXPRESSION.  A school district shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the district treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 3678), Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints|Section 25.152. Limited Public Forum; School District Policy

Sec. 25.152.  LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM; SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY.  (a)   To ensure that the school district does not discriminate against a student's publicly stated voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, and to eliminate any actual or perceived affirmative school sponsorship or attribution to the district of a student's expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, a school district shall adopt a policy, which must include the establishment of a limited public forum for student speakers at all school events at which a student is to publicly speak. The policy regarding the limited public forum must also require the school district to:(1)  provide the forum in a manner that does not discriminate against a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject;(2)  provide a method, based on neutral criteria, for the selection of student speakers at school events and graduation ceremonies;(3)  ensure that a student speaker does not engage in obscene, vulgar, offensively lewd, or indecent speech; and(4)  state, in writing, orally, or both, that the student's speech does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position, or expression of the district.(b)  The school district disclaimer required by Subsection (a)(4) must be provided at all graduation ceremonies.  The school district must also continue to provide the disclaimer at any other event in which a student speaks publicly for as long as a need exists to dispel confusion over the district's nonsponsorship of the student's speech.(c)  Student expression on an otherwise permissible subject may not be excluded from the limited public forum because the subject is expressed from a religious viewpoint.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 3678), Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints|Section 25.153. Religious Expression in Class Assignments

Sec. 25.153.  RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.  Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions.  Homework and classroom assignments must be judged by ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance and against other legitimate pedagogical concerns identified by the school district.  Students may not be penalized or rewarded on account of the religious content of their work.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 3678), Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints|Section 25.154. Freedom to Organize Religious Groups and Activities

Sec. 25.154.  FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.  Students may organize prayer groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups.  Religious groups must be given the same access to school facilities for assembling as is given to other noncurricular groups without discrimination based on the religious content of the students' expression.  If student groups that meet for nonreligious activities are permitted to advertise or announce meetings of the groups, the school district may not discriminate against groups that meet for prayer or other religious speech.  A school district may disclaim school sponsorship of noncurricular groups and events in a manner that neither favors nor disfavors groups that meet to engage in prayer or religious speech.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 3678), Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints|Section 25.155. Adoption of Policy

Sec. 25.155.  ADOPTION OF POLICY.  A school district shall adopt and implement a local policy regarding a limited public forum and voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints.  If a school district voluntarily adopts and follows the model policy governing voluntary religious expression in public schools as provided by Section 25.156, the district is in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter covered by the model policy.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 3678), Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Students|Section 25.901. Exercise of Constitutional Right to Pray

Sec. 25.901.  EXERCISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRAY.  A public school student has an absolute right to individually, voluntarily, and silently pray or meditate in school in a manner that does not disrupt the instructional or other activities of the school.  A person may not require, encourage, or coerce a student to engage in or refrain from such prayer or meditation during any school activity.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 25.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Students|Section 25.904. Use of Calculator Application in Place of Graphing Calculator

Sec. 25.904.  USE OF CALCULATOR APPLICATION IN PLACE OF GRAPHING CALCULATOR.  (a)  A school district shall permit a student enrolled in a course that requires the student to use a graphing calculator to use a calculator application on a computing device, including a personal, laptop, or tablet computer, that provides the same functionality, unless the district makes available to the student a graphing calculator at no cost to the student.(b)  A school district may adopt policies related to student use of a computing device under this section.(c)  To the extent this section conflicts with Section 37.082, this section prevails.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (H.B. 3906), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 28.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter A. Essential Knowledge and Skills; Curriculum|Section 28.001. Purpose

Sec. 28.001.  PURPOSE.  It is the intent of the legislature that the essential knowledge and skills developed by the State Board of Education under this subchapter shall require all students to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to read, write, compute, problem solve, think critically, apply technology, and communicate across all subject areas.  The essential knowledge and skills shall also prepare and enable all students to continue to learn in postsecondary educational, training, or employment settings.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter A. Essential Knowledge and Skills; Curriculum|Section 28.0021. Personal Financial Literacy

Sec. 28.0021.  PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY.  (a)  The Texas essential knowledge and skills and, as applicable, Section 28.025 shall include instruction in personal financial literacy, including instruction in methods of paying for college and other postsecondary education and training, in:(1)  mathematics instruction in kindergarten through grade eight; and(2)  one or more courses offered for high school graduation.(b)  Each school district and each open-enrollment charter school that offers a high school program shall provide an elective course in personal financial literacy that meets the requirements for a one-half elective credit under Section 28.025, using materials approved by the State Board of Education.  The instruction in personal financial literacy must include instruction on completing the application for federal student aid provided by the United States Department of Education.  In fulfilling the requirement to provide financial literacy instruction under this section, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may use an existing state, federal, private, or nonprofit program that provides students without charge the instruction described under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 494 (H.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 34), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 290), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 2662), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 2662), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 28.0023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter A. Essential Knowledge and Skills; Curriculum|Section 28.0023. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Instruction

Sec. 28.0023.  CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR INSTRUCTION.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.(b)  The State Board of Education by rule shall require instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for students in grades 7 through 12.(c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide instruction to students in grades 7 through 12 in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section and State Board of Education rules adopted under this section.  The instruction may be provided as a part of any course. A student shall receive the instruction at least once before graduation.(d)  A school administrator may waive the curriculum requirement under this section for an eligible student who has a disability.(e)  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction must include training that has been developed:(1)  by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; or(2)  using nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and incorporating psychomotor skills to support the instruction.(f)  For purposes of Subsection (e), "psychomotor skills" means hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.  The term does not include cognitive-only instruction and training.(g)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may use emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, representatives of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, teachers, other school employees, or other similarly qualified individuals to provide instruction and training under this section.  Instruction provided under this section is not required to result in certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  If instruction is intended to result in certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the course instructor must be authorized to provide the instruction by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a similar nationally recognized association.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 7), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (H.B. 897), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (H.B. 897), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|