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TX Educ Code § 32.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter G. Technology Lending Program Grants|Section 32.301. Establishment of Program

Sec. 32.301.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement a technology lending program to provide students access to equipment necessary to access and use electronic instructional materials.(b)  A school district or an open-enrollment charter school may apply to the commissioner to participate in the grant program.  In awarding grants under this subchapter for each school year, the commissioner shall consider:(1)  the availability of existing equipment to students in the district or school;(2)  other funding available to the district or school; and(3)  the district's or school's technology plan.(c)  The commissioner may determine the terms of a grant awarded under this section, including limits on the grant amount and approved uses of grant funds.(d)  The commissioner may recover funds not used in accordance with the terms of a grant by withholding amounts from any state funds otherwise due to the school district or open-enrollment charter school.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 20, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter G. Technology Lending Program Grants|Section 32.302. Funding

Sec. 32.302.  FUNDING.  (a)  The commissioner may use not more than $25 million from the state instructional materials and technology fund under Section 31.021 each state fiscal biennium or a different amount determined by appropriation to administer a grant program established under this subchapter.(b)  The cost of administering a grant program under this subchapter must be paid from funds described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 20, eff. June 12, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.005(b), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 32.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter G. Technology Lending Program Grants|Section 32.303. Use of Grant Funds

Sec. 32.303.  USE OF GRANT FUNDS.  (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may use a grant awarded under Section 32.301 or other local funds to purchase, maintain, and insure equipment for a technology lending program.(b)  Equipment purchased by a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a grant awarded under Section 32.301 is the property of the district or school.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 20, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 33.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter A. School Counselors and Counseling Programs|Section 33.002. Certified School Counselor

Sec. 33.002.  CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELOR.  (a)  From funds appropriated for the purpose or other funds that may be used for the purpose, the commissioner shall distribute funds for programs under this subchapter. In distributing those funds, the commissioner shall give preference to a school district that received funds under this subsection for the preceding school year and then to the districts that have the highest concentration of students at risk of dropping out of school, as described by Section 29.081.  To receive funds for the program, a school district must apply to the commissioner.  For each school year that a school district receives funds under this subsection, the district shall allocate an amount of local funds for school guidance and counseling programs that is equal to or greater than the amount of local funds that the school district allocated for that purpose during the preceding school year. This section applies only to a school district that receives funds as provided by this subsection.(b)  A school district with 500 or more students enrolled in elementary school grades shall employ a school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification for each elementary school in the district.  A school district shall employ at least one school counselor for every 500 elementary school students in the district.(c)  A school district with fewer than 500 students enrolled in elementary school grades shall provide guidance and counseling services to elementary school students by:(1)  employing a part-time school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification;(2)  employing a part-time teacher certified as a school counselor under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification; or(3)  entering into a shared services arrangement agreement with one or more school districts to share a school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 27, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 28, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 33.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter A. School Counselors and Counseling Programs|Section 33.003. Parental Consent

Sec. 33.003.  PARENTAL CONSENT.  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt guidelines to ensure that written consent is obtained from the parent, legal guardian, or person entitled to enroll the student under Section 25.001(j) for the student to participate in those activities for which the district requires parental consent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter A. School Counselors and Counseling Programs|Section 33.004. Parental Involvement

Sec. 33.004.  PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.  (a)  Each school shall obtain, and keep as part of the student's permanent record, written consent of the parent or legal guardian as required under Section 33.003.  The consent form shall include specific information on the content of the program and the types of activities in which the student will be involved.(b)  Each school, before implementing a comprehensive school counseling program under Section 33.005, shall annually conduct a preview of the program for parents and guardians. All materials, including curriculum to be used during the year, must be available for a parent or guardian to preview during school hours. Materials or curriculum not included in the materials available on the campus for preview may not be used.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 18), Sec. 1.10, eff. December 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 33.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter A. School Counselors and Counseling Programs|Section 33.005. Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

Sec. 33.005.  COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS.  (a)  A school counselor shall work with the school faculty and staff, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program that conforms to the most recent edition of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs developed by the Texas Counseling Association.(b)  The school counselor shall design the program to include:(1)  a guidance curriculum to help students develop their full educational potential, including the student's interests and career objectives;(2)  a responsive services component to intervene on behalf of any student whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student's continued educational, career, personal, or social development at risk;(3)  an individual planning system to guide a student as the student plans, monitors, and manages the student's own educational, career, personal, and social development; and(4)  system support to support the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and other members of the community in promoting the educational, career, personal, and social development of students.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1487, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 29, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 18), Sec. 1.11, eff. December 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 33.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter B. Libraries|Section 33.021. Library Standards

Sec. 33.021.  LIBRARY STANDARDS.  The Texas State Library and Archives Commission, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall adopt standards for school library services.  A school district shall consider the standards in developing, implementing, or expanding library services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter B. Libraries|Section 33.022. Contract With County or Municipality

Sec. 33.022.  CONTRACT WITH COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A school district may enter into contracts with a county or municipality in which the district is located to provide joint library facilities.(b)  The board of trustees of the school district and the commissioners court of the county or governing body of the municipality must conduct public hearings before entering into a contract under this section.  The hearings may be held jointly.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.051. Definitions

Sec. 33.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Child" and "minor" have the meanings assigned by Section 101.003, Family Code.(2)  "Missing child" means a child whose whereabouts are unknown to the legal custodian of the child and:(A)  the circumstances of whose absence indicate that the child did not voluntarily leave the care and control of the custodian and that the taking of the child was not authorized by law; or(B)  the child has engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision under Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 33.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.052. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs

Sec. 33.052.  MISSING CHILD PREVENTION AND IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district or of a private school may participate in missing child prevention and identification programs, including fingerprinting and photographing as provided by this subchapter.(b)  The board of trustees of a school district may delegate responsibility for implementation of the program to the district's school administration or to the district's community education services administration.(c)  The chief administrative officer of each private primary or secondary school may participate in the programs and may contract with the regional education service center in which the school is located for operation of all or any part of the program through a shared services arrangement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.053. Fingerprints of Children

Sec. 33.053.  FINGERPRINTS OF CHILDREN.  (a)  A missing child prevention and identification program may include a procedure for taking the fingerprints of each student registered in the school whose parent or legal custodian has consented in writing to the fingerprinting.  Fingerprints obtained under this section may be used only for the identification and location of a missing child.(b)  The board of trustees of a school district or the chief administrative officer of a private school may establish a reasonable fee to cover the costs of fingerprinting not provided by volunteer assistance.  The fee may not exceed $3 for each child fingerprinted.  If the school charges a fee, the school may waive all or a portion of the costs of fingerprinting for educationally disadvantaged children.(c)  A representative of a law enforcement agency of the county or the municipality in which the school district is located or of the Department of Public Safety, or a person trained in fingerprinting technique by a law enforcement agency or the Department of Public Safety, shall make one complete set of fingerprints on a fingerprint card for each child participating in the program.  If the school requests, the Department of Public Safety may provide fingerprint training to persons designated by the school.(d)  A fingerprint card shall include a description of the child, including the name, address, date and place of birth, color of eyes and hair, weight, and sex of the child.(e)  Except as provided by Section 33.054(b), the fingerprint card and other materials developed under this subchapter shall be made part of the school's permanent student records.(f)  A state agency, law enforcement agency, or other person may not retain a copy of a child's fingerprints taken under this program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.0531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.0531. Child Identification Program

Sec. 33.0531.  CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The agency shall provide to all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools inkless, in-home fingerprint and DNA identification kits to be distributed through the district or school on request to the parent or legal custodian of any kindergarten, elementary, or middle school student.(b)  A parent or legal custodian who receives a fingerprint and DNA identification kit may submit the kit to federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement to help locate and return a missing or trafficked child.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (S.B. 2158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 33.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.054. Photographs of Children

Sec. 33.054.  PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN.  (a)  A participating school shall retain a current photograph of each child registered in the school whose parent or legal custodian has consented in writing.  Photographs retained under this section may be used only for the identification and location of a missing child.(b)  The photograph shall be retained by the participating school until the photograph is replaced by a subsequently made photograph under this section or until the expiration of three years, whichever is earlier.(c)  On the request of a parent or legal custodian of a missing child, or of a peace officer who is engaged in the investigation of a missing child, a participating school may give to the parent, legal custodian, or peace officer a copy of that child's photograph held by the school under this section.  Except as provided by this subsection, a photograph held under this section may not be given to any person.(d)  A participating school may charge a fee for making and keeping records of photographs under this section.  If the school charges a fee, the school may waive this fee for educationally disadvantaged children.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.055. Fingerprints and Photographs Not Used as Evidence

Sec. 33.055.  FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS NOT USED AS EVIDENCE.  (a)  A child's fingerprint card made under Section 33.053 or a photograph of a child made or kept under Section 33.054 may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding in which the child is a defendant or in any case under Title 3, Family Code, in which the child is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or in conduct indicating a need for supervision.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to the use by a law enforcement agency for an official purpose of a photograph published in a school annual.(c)  This subchapter does not prevent the use of a videotape or photograph taken to monitor the activity of students for disciplinary reasons or in connection with a criminal prosecution or an action under Title 3, Family Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.056. Liability for Nonperformance

Sec. 33.056.  LIABILITY FOR NONPERFORMANCE.  A person is not liable in any suit for damages for negligent performance or nonperformance of any requirement of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 33.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter C. Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs|Section 33.057. Destruction of Fingerprints and Photographs

Sec. 33.057.  DESTRUCTION OF FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.  The agency shall adopt rules relating to the destruction of fingerprints and photographs made or kept under Section 33.053 or 33.054.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (S.B. 2158), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 33.0811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter D. Extracurricular Activities|Section 33.0811. School District Policy on Absences to Participate in Extracurricular Activities

Sec. 33.0811.  SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY ON ABSENCES TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 33.081(a), the board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy establishing the number of times a student who is otherwise eligible to participate in an extracurricular activity under Section 33.081 may be absent from class to participate in an extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the district or the University Interscholastic League or by an organization sanctioned by resolution of the board of trustees of the district.(b)  A policy adopted by the board of trustees of a district under this section:(1)  prevails over a conflicting policy adopted under Section 33.081(a);  and(2)  must permit a student to be absent from class at least 10 times during the school year.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1482, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 33.0812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter D. Extracurricular Activities|Section 33.0812. Scheduling Extracurricular Activities Prohibited in Certain Circumstances

Sec. 33.0812.  SCHEDULING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  (a)  The State Board of Education by rule shall prohibit participation in a University Interscholastic League area, regional, or state competition:(1)  on Monday through Thursday of the school week in which the primary administration of assessment instruments under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l) occurs; or(2)  if the primary administration of the assessment instruments is completed before Thursday of the school week, beginning on Monday and ending on the last school day on which the assessment instruments are administered.(b)  The commissioner shall determine the school week during the school year in which the primary administration of assessment instruments occurs for purposes of Subsection (a).(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to provide the University Interscholastic League with a periodic calendar of dates reserved for testing for planning purposes under this section.  The periodic calendar must be provided at least every three years on or before May 1 of the year preceding the three-year cycle of reserved testing dates.(d)  In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall:(1)  include a procedure for changing, in exceptional circumstances, testing dates reserved under the periodic calendar;(2)  define circumstances that constitute exceptional circumstances under Subdivision (1) as unforeseen events, including a natural disaster, severe weather, fire, explosion, or similar circumstances beyond the control of school districts or the agency; and(3)  establish criteria for determining whether a University Interscholastic League area, regional, or state competition must be canceled if that event conflicts with a changed testing date.(e)  This section does not apply to testing dates on which assessment instruments are administered only to students retaking assessment instruments.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 812 (S.B. 658), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|