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TX Educ Code § 28.02541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter B. Advancement, Placement, Credit, and Academic Achievement Record|Section 28.02541. Diploma for Certain Students Who Entered Ninth Grade Before 2011-2012 School Year

Sec. 28.02541.  DIPLOMA FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO ENTERED NINTH GRADE BEFORE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR.  (a)  This section applies only to a student who:(1)  entered the ninth grade before the 2011-2012 school year;(2)  successfully completed the curriculum requirements for high school graduation applicable to the student when the student entered the ninth grade;(3)  has not performed satisfactorily on an assessment instrument or a part of an assessment instrument required for high school graduation, including an alternate assessment instrument offered under Section 39.025(c-2); and(4)  has been administered the assessment instrument or the part of the assessment instrument for which the student has not performed satisfactorily at least three times.(b)  Notwithstanding the requirements under this subchapter, the commissioner by rule shall establish a procedure to determine whether a student subject to this section may qualify to graduate and receive a high school diploma as provided by this section.(c)  In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner:(1)  shall designate the school district in which a student is enrolled or was last enrolled to make the decision regarding whether the student qualifies to graduate and receive a high school diploma; and(2)  shall establish criteria for school districts to develop recommendations for alternative requirements by which a student subject to this section may qualify to graduate and receive a high school diploma.(d)  In adopting rules under Subsection (c)(2), the commissioner may authorize as an alternative requirement:(1)  an alternative assessment instrument and performance standard for that assessment instrument;(2)  work experience; or(3)  military or other relevant life experience.(e)  A school district's decision regarding whether the student qualifies to graduate and receive a high school diploma is final and may not be appealed.(f)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 6, eff. June 7, 2021.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (S.B. 463), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 213), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 213), Sec. 4, eff. May 7, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 6, eff. June 7, 2021.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (l).
TX Educ Code § 28.0259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter B. Advancement, Placement, Credit, and Academic Achievement Record|Section 28.0259. School District Reporting Requirements for Students Graduating Based on Individual Graduation Committee Review Process

Sec. 28.0259.  SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GRADUATION COMMITTEE REVIEW PROCESS.  (a)  Each school district shall report through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) the number of district students each school year for which an individual graduation committee is established under Section 28.0258 and the number of district students each school year who are awarded a diploma based on the decision of an individual graduation committee as provided by Section 28.0258.(b)  A school district shall report the information required by Subsection (a) not later than December 1 of the school year following the school year the student is awarded a diploma.(c)  The agency shall make the information reported under this section available on the agency's Internet website.(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section not later than the 2015-2016 school year.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 6, eff. June 7, 2021.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 149), Sec. 3, eff. May 11, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (S.B. 463), Sec. 6, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (S.B. 463), Sec. 7, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 213), Sec. 6, eff. May 7, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 6, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 28.02591 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter B. Advancement, Placement, Credit, and Academic Achievement Record|Section 28.02591. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Reporting Requirements for Students Graduating Based on Individual Graduation Committee Review Process

Sec. 28.02591.  TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GRADUATION COMMITTEE REVIEW PROCESS.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in coordination with the agency, shall collect longitudinal data relating to the post-graduation pursuits of each student who is awarded a diploma based on the determination of an individual graduation committee under Section 28.0258, including whether the student:(1)  enters the workforce;(2)  enrolls in an associate degree or certificate program at a public or private institution of higher education;(3)  enrolls in a bachelor's degree program at a public or private institution of higher education; or(4)  enlists in the armed forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard.(b)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide a report to the legislature that includes a summary compilation of the data collected under Subsection (a) that is presented in a manner that does not identify an individual student.(c)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (S.B. 463), Sec. 8, eff. June 9, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 213), Sec. 7, eff. May 7, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 28.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.051. Definitions

Sec. 28.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Board" means the State Board of Education.(2)  "College advanced placement course" means a board-approved high-school-level preparatory course for a college advanced placement test that incorporates all topics specified by the college board on its standard syllabus for a given subject area.(3)  "College advanced placement test" means the advanced placement test administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service.(4)  "College board" means the College Board and Educational Testing Service.(5)  "International baccalaureate course" means a high-school-level preparatory course for an international baccalaureate examination that incorporates each topic specified by the International Baccalaureate Organization on its standard syllabus for a particular subject area.(6)  "International baccalaureate examination" means the international baccalaureate examination administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization.(7)  "Program" means the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.052. Program; Purpose

Sec. 28.052.  PROGRAM;  PURPOSE.  (a)  The purpose of the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program is to recognize and reward those students, teachers, and schools that demonstrate success in achieving the state's educational goals.(b)  Awards and subsidies granted under the program are for the public purpose of promoting an educated citizenry.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.054. Subsidies for College Advanced Placement Test or International Baccalaureate Examination

Sec. 28.054.  SUBSIDIES FOR COLLEGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST OR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAMINATION.  (a)  A student is entitled to a subsidy for a fee paid by the student to take a college advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate examination if the student demonstrates financial need.  The board shall adopt guidelines for determining financial need consistent with the definition of financial need adopted by the college board or the International Baccalaureate Organization.(b)  To obtain a subsidy under this section, a student must:(1)  pay the fee for each test or examination for which the student seeks a subsidy; and(2)  submit to the board through the student's school counselor a written application on a form prescribed by the commissioner demonstrating financial need and the amount of the fee paid by the student for each test or examination.(c)  On approval by the board, the agency may pay each eligible applicant an equal amount, not to exceed $25 for each applicant.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 21, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 28.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.055. Use of School Awards; Application

Sec. 28.055.  USE OF SCHOOL AWARDS;  APPLICATION.  (a)  A school shall give priority to academic enhancement purposes in using an award received under the program.  The award may not be used for any purpose related to athletics.(b)  To obtain an award under the program, a school must submit to the board a written application in a form, manner, and time prescribed by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.056. Application for Teacher Awards and Reimbursements

Sec. 28.056.  APPLICATION FOR TEACHER AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.  To obtain an award or reimbursement for training expenses under the program, a teacher must submit to the board a written application in a form, manner, and time prescribed by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.057. Funding

Sec. 28.057.  FUNDING.  (a)  An award or subsidy granted under this subchapter may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriations.  The commissioner may solicit and receive grants and donations for making awards under this subchapter.  The agency shall account for and distribute the donations, grants, or legislative appropriations.(b)  The agency shall apply to the program any available funds from its appropriations that may be used for purposes of the program.(c)  The grant of any award or subsidy under the program is subject to the availability of funds.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 28.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 28 - Courses of Study; Advancement|Subchapter C. Advanced Placement Incentives|Section 28.058. Confidentiality

Sec. 28.058.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  All information regarding an individual student received by the commissioner under this subchapter from a school district or student is confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.0011. Prohibited Performance Indicator

Sec. 29.0011.  PROHIBITED PERFORMANCE INDICATOR.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 29.001(5), Section 29.010, or any other provision of this code, the commissioner or agency may not adopt or implement a performance indicator in any agency monitoring system, including the performance-based monitoring analysis system, that solely measures a school district's or open-enrollment charter school's aggregated number or percentage of enrolled students who receive special education services.(b)  Subsection (a) does not prohibit or limit the commissioner or agency from meeting requirements under:(1)  20 U.S.C. Section 1418(d) and its implementing regulations to collect and examine data to determine whether significant disproportionality based on race or ethnicity is occurring in the state and in the school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in the state with respect to the:(A)  identification of children as children with disabilities, including the identification of children as children with particular impairments;(B)  placement of children with disabilities in particular educational settings; and(C)  incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions taken against children with disabilities, including suspensions and expulsions; or(2)  20 U.S.C. Section 1416(a)(3)(C) and its implementing regulations to address in the statewide plan the percentage of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools with disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services and in specific disability categories that results from inappropriate identification.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (S.B. 160), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 29.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.002. Definition

Sec. 29.002.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "special services" means:(1)  special education instruction, which may be provided by professional and supported by paraprofessional personnel in the regular classroom or in an instructional arrangement described by Section 48.102; and(2)  related services, which are developmental, corrective, supportive, or evaluative services, not instructional in nature, that may be required for the student to benefit from special education instruction and for implementation of a student's individualized education program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.024, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 29.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.003. Eligibility Criteria

Sec. 29.003.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.  (a)  The agency shall develop specific eligibility criteria based on the general classifications established by this section with reference to contemporary diagnostic or evaluative terminologies and techniques.  Eligible students with disabilities shall enjoy the right to a free appropriate public education, which may include instruction in the regular classroom, instruction through special teaching, or instruction through contracts approved under this subchapter.  Instruction shall be supplemented by the provision of related services when appropriate.(b)  A student is eligible to participate in a school district's special education program if the student:(1)  is not more than 21 years of age and has a visual or auditory impairment that prevents the student from being adequately or safely educated in public school without the provision of special services; or(2)  is at least three but not more than 21 years of age and has one or more of the following disabilities that prevents the student from being adequately or safely educated in public school without the provision of special services:(A)  physical disability;(B)  intellectual or developmental disability;(C)  emotional disturbance;(D)  learning disability;(E)  autism;(F)  speech disability; or(G)  traumatic brain injury.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 29.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.0041. Information and Consent for Certain Psychological Examinations or Tests

Sec. 29.0041.  INFORMATION AND CONSENT FOR CERTAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS OR TESTS.  (a)  On request of a child's parent, before obtaining the parent's consent under 20 U.S.C. Section 1414 for the administration of any psychological examination or test to the child that is included as part of the evaluation of the child's need for special education, a school district shall provide to the child's parent:(1)  the name and type of the examination or test;  and(2)  an explanation of how the examination or test will be used to develop an appropriate individualized education program for the child.(b)  If the district determines that an additional examination or test is required for the evaluation of a child's need for special education after obtaining consent from the child's parent under Subsection (a), the district shall provide the information described by Subsections (a)(1) and (2) to the child's parent regarding the additional examination or test and shall obtain additional consent for the examination or test.(c)  The time required for the district to provide information and seek consent under Subsection (b) may not be counted toward the 60 calendar days for completion of an evaluation under Section 29.004.  If a parent does not give consent under Subsection (b) within 20 calendar days after the date the district provided to the parent the information required by that subsection, the parent's consent is considered denied.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 29.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.0051. Model Form

Sec. 29.0051.  MODEL FORM.  (a)  The agency shall develop a model form for use in developing an individualized education program under Section 29.005(b).  The form must be clear, concise, well organized, and understandable to parents and educators and may include only:(1)  the information included in the model form developed under 20 U.S.C. Section 1417(e)(1);(2)  a state-imposed requirement relevant to an individualized education program not required under federal law; and(3)  the requirements identified under 20 U.S.C. Section 1407(a)(2).(b)  The agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the form developed under Subsection (a).(c)  A school district may use the form developed under Subsection (a) to comply with the requirements for an individualized education program under 20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Educ Code § 29.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.0052. Individualized Education Program Supplement

Sec. 29.0052.  INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each child who was enrolled in a school district's special education program under this subchapter during the 2019-2020 school year or the 2020-2021 school year, the district shall prepare a supplement to be included with the written statement of the individualized education program developed for the child under Section 29.005(b).  The supplement must include information indicating:(1)  if applicable, whether the written report of the child's full individual and initial evaluation under Section 29.004 was completed during the 2019-2020 school year or the 2020-2021 school year and, if so, whether the report was completed by the date required under that section;(2)  if applicable, whether the child's initial individualized education program was developed under Section 29.005(b) during the 2019-2020 school year or the 2020-2021 school year and, if so, whether the program was developed by the date required under 34 C.F.R. Section 300.323(c)(1);(3)  whether the provision of special services to the child under an individualized education program during the 2019-2020 school year or the 2020-2021 school year was interrupted, reduced, delayed, suspended, or discontinued; and(4)  whether compensatory educational services are appropriate for the child based on the information under Subdivisions (1)-(3) or any other factors.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a child if during the 2020-2021 school year the written statement of the child's individualized education program documents the information described under Subsections (a)(1)-(4).(c)  Section 29.005(f) and Section 29.0051 do not apply to a supplement prepared for inclusion with a written statement of an individualized education program, as required by this section.(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.(e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (S.B. 89), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021.|