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TX Educ Code § 30A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.001. Definitions

Sec. 30A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Administering authority" means the entity designated under Section 30A.053 to administer the state virtual school network.(2)  "Board" means the State Board of Education.(3)  "Course" means a course of study that meets the requirements of Section 30A.104.(4)  "Electronic course" means a course in which:(A)  instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet;(B)  a student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student's instructional period;(C)  most instructional activities take place in an online environment;(D)  the online instructional activities are integral to the academic program;(E)  extensive communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized; and(F)  a student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.(5)  "Electronic diagnostic assessment" means a formative or instructional assessment used in conjunction with an electronic course to ensure that:(A)  a teacher of an electronic course has information related to a student's academic performance in that course; and(B)  a student enrolled in an electronic course makes documented progress in mastering the content of the course.(6)  "Electronic professional development course" means a professional development course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet.(7)  "Course provider" means:(A)  a school district or open-enrollment charter school that provides an electronic course through the state virtual school network to:(i)  students enrolled in that district or school; or(ii)  students enrolled in another school district or school;(B)  a public or private institution of higher education, nonprofit entity, or private entity that provides a course through the state virtual school network; or(C)  an entity that provides an electronic professional development course through the state virtual school network.(8)  "Public or private institution of higher education" means  an institution of higher education, as defined by 20 U.S.C.  Section 1001.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.002. Student Eligibility

Sec. 30A.002.  STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  A student is eligible to enroll in a course provided through the state virtual school 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 48.003;(2)  has not graduated from high school; and(3)  is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school in this state.(b)  A student is eligible to enroll full-time in courses provided through the state virtual school network only if the student:(1)  was enrolled in a public school in this state in the preceding school year;(2)  is a dependent of a member of the United States military who has been deployed or transferred to this state and was enrolled in a publicly funded school outside of this state in the preceding school year; or(3)  has been placed in substitute care in this state, regardless of whether the student was enrolled in a public school in this state in the preceding school year.(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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 2248), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 7.008, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 61.01, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 587), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.038, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.003. Provision of Computer Equipment or Internet Service

Sec. 30A.003.  PROVISION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR INTERNET SERVICE.  This chapter does not:(1)  require a school district, an open-enrollment charter school, a course provider, or the state to provide a student with home computer equipment or Internet access for a course provided through the state virtual school network; or(2)  prohibit a school district or open-enrollment charter school from providing a student with home computer equipment or Internet access for a course provided through the state virtual school network.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.004. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 30A.004.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), this chapter does not affect the provision of a course to a student while the student is located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.(b)  This chapter does not affect the provision of distance learning courses offered under other law.(b-1)  Requirements imposed by or under this chapter do not apply to a virtual course provided by a school district only to district students if the course is not provided as part of the state virtual school network.(c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may choose to participate in providing an electronic course or an electronic diagnostic assessment under this chapter to a student who is located on the physical premises of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.005. Telecommunications or Information Services Network Not Created

Sec. 30A.005.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION SERVICES NETWORK NOT CREATED.  This chapter does not create or authorize the creation of a telecommunications or information services network.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.006. Authorization for Certain Electronic Courses and Programs

Sec. 30A.006.  AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COURSES AND PROGRAMS.  (a)  An electronic course or program that was offered or could have been offered during the 2008-2009 school year under Section 29.909, as that section existed on January 1, 2009, may be offered during a subsequent school year through the state virtual school network.(b)  The commissioner may by rule modify any provision of this chapter necessary to provide for the transition of an electronic course or program from the authority to operate under former Section 29.909 to the authority to operate under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 30A.007. Local Policy on Electronic Courses

Sec. 30A.007.  LOCAL POLICY ON ELECTRONIC COURSES.  (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a written policy that provides district or school students with the opportunity to enroll in electronic courses provided through the state virtual school network.  The policy must be consistent with the requirements imposed by Section 26.0031.(a-1)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall, at least once per school year, send to a parent of each district or school student enrolled at the middle or high school level a copy of the policy adopted under Subsection (a). A district or school may send the policy with any other information that the district or school sends to a parent.(b)  For purposes of a policy adopted under Subsection (a), the determination of whether or not an electronic course will meet the needs of a student with a disability shall be made by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee in a manner consistent with state and federal law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) and Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 61.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.051. Governance of Network

Sec. 30A.051.  GOVERNANCE OF NETWORK.  (a)  The commissioner shall:(1)  administer the state virtual school network; and(2)  ensure:(A)  high-quality education for students in this state who are being educated through electronic courses provided through the state virtual school network; and(B)  equitable access by students to those courses.(b)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.(c)  To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall solicit advice from school districts concerning:(1)  administration of the state virtual school network; and(2)  adoption of rules under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.052. General Powers and Duties of Commissioner

Sec. 30A.052.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The commissioner shall prepare or provide for preparation of a biennial budget request for the state virtual school network for presentation to the legislature.(b)  The commissioner has exclusive jurisdiction over the assets of the network and shall administer and spend appropriations made for the benefit of the network.(c)  The commissioner shall employ a limited number of administrative employees in connection with the network.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 587), Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.053. Designation of Administering Authority

Sec. 30A.053.  DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY.  The commissioner shall designate an agency employee or a group of agency employees to act as the administering authority for the state virtual school network.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.054. Student Performance Information

Sec. 30A.054.  STUDENT PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.   To the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g),  the commissioner shall make information relating to the performance of students enrolled in electronic courses under this chapter available to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and the public.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 4.004, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.055. Limitations on Administering Authority Powers

Sec. 30A.055.  LIMITATIONS ON ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY POWERS.  The administering authority may not provide educational services directly to a student.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 30A.056. Contracts With Virtual School Service Providers

Sec. 30A.056.  CONTRACTS WITH VIRTUAL SCHOOL SERVICE PROVIDERS.  (a)  Each contract between a course provider and the administering authority must:(1)  provide that the administering authority may cancel the contract without penalty if legislative authorization for the course provider to offer an electronic course through the state virtual school network is revoked; and(2)  be submitted to the commissioner.(b)  A contract submitted under this section is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter C. Provision of Electronic Courses|Section 30A.101. Eligibility to Act as Course Provider

Sec. 30A.101.  ELIGIBILITY TO ACT AS COURSE PROVIDER.  (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible to act as a course provider under this chapter only if the district or school is rated acceptable under Section 39.054.  An open-enrollment charter school may serve as a course provider only:(1)  to a student within its service area; or(2)  to another student in the state:(A)  through an agreement with the school district in which the student resides; or(B)  if the student receives educational services under the supervision of a juvenile probation department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through an agreement with the applicable agency.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386, Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2013.(c)  A nonprofit entity, private entity, or corporation is eligible to act as a course provider under this chapter only if the nonprofit entity, private entity, or corporation:(1)  complies with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination;(2)  demonstrates financial solvency; and(3)  provides evidence of prior successful experience offering online courses to middle or high school students, with demonstrated student success in course completion and performance, as determined by the commissioner.(d)  An entity other than a school district or open-enrollment charter school is not authorized to award course credit or a diploma for courses taken through the state virtual school network.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 46, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter C. Provision of Electronic Courses|Section 30A.102. Listing of Electronic Courses

Sec. 30A.102.  LISTING OF ELECTRONIC COURSES.  (a)  The administering authority shall:(1)  publish the criteria required by Section 30A.103 for electronic courses that may be offered through the state virtual school network;(2)  using the criteria required by Section 30A.103, evaluate electronic courses submitted by a course provider to be offered through the network;(3)  create a list of electronic courses approved by the administering authority; and(4)  publish in a prominent location on the network's Internet website the list of approved electronic courses offered through the network and a detailed description of the courses that complies with Section 30A.108.(b)  To ensure that a full range of electronic courses, including advanced placement courses, are offered to students in this state, the administering authority:(1)  shall create a list of those subjects and courses designated by the board under Subchapter A, Chapter 28, for which the board has identified essential knowledge and skills or for which the board has designated content requirements under Subchapter A, Chapter 28;(2)  shall enter into agreements with school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, public or private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities for the purpose of offering the courses through the state virtual school network; and(3)  may develop or authorize the development of additional electronic courses that:(A)  are needed to complete high school graduation requirements; and(B)  are not otherwise available through the state virtual school network.(c)  The administering authority shall develop a comprehensive course numbering system for all courses offered through the state virtual school network to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, consistent numbering of similar courses offered across all course providers.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.1021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter C. Provision of Electronic Courses|Section 30A.1021. Public Access to User Comments Regarding Electronic Courses

Sec. 30A.1021.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO USER COMMENTS REGARDING ELECTRONIC COURSES.  (a)  The administering authority shall provide students who have completed or withdrawn from electronic courses offered through the virtual school network and their parents with a mechanism for providing comments regarding the courses.(b)  The mechanism required by Subsection (a) must include a quantitative rating system and a list of verbal descriptors that a student or parent may select as appropriate.(c)  The administering authority shall provide public access to the comments submitted by students and parents under this section.  The comments must be in a format that permits a person to sort the comments by teacher, electronic course, and course provider.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 61.03, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter C. Provision of Electronic Courses|Section 30A.103. Criteria for Electronic Courses

Sec. 30A.103.  CRITERIA FOR ELECTRONIC COURSES.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish an objective standard criteria for an electronic course to ensure alignment with the essential knowledge and skills requirements identified or content requirements established under Subchapter A, Chapter 28.  The criteria may not permit the administering authority to prohibit a course provider from applying for approval for an electronic course for a course for which essential knowledge and skills have been identified.(b)  The criteria must be consistent with Section 30A.104 and may not include any requirements that are developmentally inappropriate for students.(c)  The commissioner by rule may:(1)  establish additional quality-related criteria for electronic courses; and(2)  provide for a period of public comment regarding the criteria.(d)  The criteria must be in place at least six months before the administering authority uses the criteria in evaluating an electronic course under Section 30A.105.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 30A.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 30A - State Virtual School Network|Subchapter C. Provision of Electronic Courses|Section 30A.104. Course Eligibility in General

Sec. 30A.104.  COURSE ELIGIBILITY IN GENERAL.  (a)  A course offered through the state virtual school network must:(1)  be in a specific subject that is part of the required curriculum under Section 28.002(a);(2)  be aligned with the essential knowledge and skills identified under Section 28.002(c) for a grade level at or above grade level three; and(3)  be the equivalent in instructional rigor and scope to a course that is provided in a traditional classroom setting during a semester of 90 instructional days.(b)  If the essential knowledge and skills with which an approved course is aligned in accordance with Subsection (a)(2) are modified, the course provider must be provided the same time period to revise the course to achieve alignment with the modified essential knowledge and skills as is provided for the modification of a course provided in a traditional classroom setting.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 61.04, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 2442), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2017.|