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TX Educ Code § 19.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.005. Eligibility for Certain Programs and Services

Sec. 19.005.  ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.  (a)  Any person confined or imprisoned in the department who is not a high school graduate is eligible for programs or services under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school fund.  To the extent space is available, the district may also offer programs or services under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school fund to persons confined or imprisoned in the department who are high school graduates.(b)  Eligibility under this chapter does not make a person eligible for a program or service under any other chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 19.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.0051. Educational Programs

Sec. 19.0051.  EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.  (a)  The Windham School District shall develop and provide an educational program that includes the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma under Section 28.025 or a course of instruction that prepares the person for the high school equivalency examination to each person confined or imprisoned in the department who is not a high school graduate and is:(1)  younger than 18 years of age; or(2)  eligible to receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and younger than 22 years of age.(b)  In developing a person's educational program under Subsection (a), the Windham School District shall consider:(1)  the duration of the person's confinement or imprisonment;(2)  the person's current level of education;(3)  the person's educational goals and preference; and(4)  if applicable, recommendations of the person's admission, review, and dismissal committee.(c)  The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 444 (H.B. 30), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 19.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.006. Grants and Federal Funds

Sec. 19.006.  GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS.  (a)  The district may accept a grant from a public or private organization and may spend those funds to operate district programs and provide district services.(b)  The district may accept federal funds and shall use those funds in compliance with applicable federal law, regulations, and guidelines.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 19.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.007. Costs to Be Borne by State

Sec. 19.007.  COSTS TO BE BORNE BY STATE.  (a)  Except as authorized by Section 19.006 and this section, the state shall pay the cost of operating the district.(b)  The costs for persons eligible under Section 19.005 shall be paid from the foundation school fund. (c)  In addition to money from the foundation school fund, the district may receive appropriated money from the department for educational programs.(d)  The operating costs of the district may not be charged to another school district.(e)  The district may participate in the instructional materials program under Chapter 31.(f)  In addition to other amounts received by the district under this section, the district is entitled to state aid in an amount equal to the product of $2,000 multiplied by the number of classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time school nurses who are employed by the district and who would be entitled to a minimum salary under Section 21.402 if employed by a school district operating under Chapter 11.(g)  In addition to other amounts received by the district under this section, the district is entitled to state aid in the amount necessary to fund the salary increases required by Section 19.009(d-2).(h)  Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the governor, any money received by the district or appropriated to the department for purposes of operating the district is considered to be part of the foundation school program and is not subject to those budget reductions.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1071, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 4.03, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 11, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 19.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.008. Allocation of Costs

Sec. 19.008.  ALLOCATION OF COSTS.  (a)  The commissioner shall allocate funds to the district from the foundation school fund based on an amount, established in the General Appropriations Act, for each contact hour between a teacher and a person eligible under Section 19.005, including associated administrative costs, for the best 180 of 210 school days in each year of the state fiscal biennium.  Those funds may be spent only for district administrative costs related to education and for district educational programs and services and only with the approval of the board.(b)  The agency by rule shall establish a time and manner for the district to report and verify contact hours to the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 19.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.010. Strategic Plan and Annual Report

Sec. 19.010.  STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  The district shall propose, and the board shall adopt with any modification the board finds necessary, a strategic plan that includes:(1)  a mission statement relating to the goals and duties of the district under this chapter;(2)  goals to be met by the district in carrying out the mission stated;  and(3)  specific educational, vocational training, and counseling programs to be conducted by the district to meet the goals stated in the plan.(b)  The district shall prepare a report for each fiscal year documenting district activities under the strategic plan.  Not later than January 31 of each year, the district shall file the report for the preceding fiscal year with the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the agency.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 19.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance|Chapter 19 - Schools in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|Section 19.011. Coordination With Other State Agencies

Sec. 19.011.  COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  In order to achieve the goals stated in Section 19.003, the district with the cooperation of the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, and the department shall provide persons confined or imprisoned in the department:(1)  information from local workforce and development boards on job training and employment referral services;  and(2)  information on the tax refund voucher program under Subchapter H, Chapter 301, Labor Code.(b)  The district shall coordinate vocational education and job training programs with a local workforce development board authorized by the Texas Workforce Commission to ensure that district students are equipped with the skills necessary to compete for current and emerging jobs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 26.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.001. Purpose

Sec. 26.001.  PURPOSE.  (a)  Parents are partners with educators, administrators, and school district boards of trustees in their children's education.  Parents shall be encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing educational programs for their children.(b)  The rights listed in this chapter are not exclusive.  This chapter does not limit a parent's rights under other law.(c)  Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of trustees, administrator, educator, or other person may not limit parental rights.(d)  Each board of trustees shall provide for procedures to consider complaints that a parent's right has been denied.(e)  Each board of trustees shall cooperate in the establishment of ongoing operations of at least one parent-teacher organization at each school in the district to promote parental involvement in school activities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 26.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.002. Definition

Sec. 26.002.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.  The term does not include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a child under a court order.  Except as provided by federal law, all rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational rights under Section 151.001(a)(10), Family Code, shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been otherwise restricted by a court order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 10, eff. June 13, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 6.002, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 26.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.003. Rights Concerning Academic Programs

Sec. 26.003.  RIGHTS CONCERNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.  (a)  A parent is entitled to:(1)  petition the board of trustees designating the school in the district that the parent's child will attend, as provided by Section 25.033;(2)  reasonable access to the school principal, or to a designated administrator with the authority to reassign a student, to request a change in the class or teacher to which the parent's child has been assigned, if the reassignment or change would not affect the assignment or reassignment of another student;(3)  request, with the expectation that the request will not be unreasonably denied:(A)  the addition of a specific academic class in the course of study of the parent's child in keeping with the required curriculum if sufficient interest is shown in the addition of the class to make it economically practical to offer the class;(B)  that the parent's child be permitted to attend a class for credit above the child's grade level, whether in the child's school or another school, unless the board or its designated representative expects that the child cannot perform satisfactorily in the class;  or(C)  that the parent's child be permitted to graduate from high school earlier than the child would normally graduate, if the child completes each course required for graduation;  and(4)  have a child who graduates early as provided by Subdivision (3)(C) participate in graduation ceremonies at the time the child graduates.(b)  The decision of the board of trustees concerning a request described by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is final and may not be appealed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 26.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.004. Access to Student Records

Sec. 26.004.  ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS.  (a)  In this section, "intervention strategy" means a strategy in a multi-tiered system of supports that is above the level of intervention generally used in that system with all children.  The term includes response to intervention and other early intervening strategies.(b)  A parent is entitled to access to all written records of a school district concerning the parent's child, including:(1)  attendance records;(2)  test scores;(3)  grades;(4)  disciplinary records;(5)  counseling records;(6)  psychological records;(7)  applications for admission;(8)  health and immunization information;(9)  teacher and school counselor evaluations;(10)  reports of behavioral patterns; and(11)  records relating to assistance provided for learning difficulties, including information collected regarding any intervention strategies used with the child.|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. 18, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 26.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.005. Access to State Assessments

Sec. 26.005.  ACCESS TO STATE ASSESSMENTS.  Except as provided by Section 39.023(e), a parent is entitled to access to a copy of each state assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023 to the parent's child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 26.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.006. Access to Teaching Materials

Sec. 26.006.  ACCESS TO TEACHING MATERIALS.  (a)  A parent is entitled to:(1)  review all teaching materials, instructional materials, and other teaching aids used in the classroom of the parent's child, including while the child is participating in virtual or remote learning;(2)  review each test administered to the parent's child after the test is administered; and(3)  observe virtual instruction while the parent's child is participating in virtual or remote learning to the same extent the parent would be entitled to observe in-person instruction of the child.(b)  A school district shall make teaching materials and tests readily available for review by parents.  The district may specify reasonable hours for review.(c)  A student's parent is entitled to request that the school district or open-enrollment charter school the student attends allow the student to take home any instructional materials used by the student.  Subject to the availability of the instructional materials, the district or school shall honor the request.  A student who takes home instructional materials must return the instructional materials to school at the beginning of the next school day if requested to do so by the student's teacher.  A school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide the instructional materials to the student in printed format if the student does not have reliable access to technology at the student's home.  In this subsection, "instructional material" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002.(d)  The requirement under Subsection (c) to provide to a student instructional materials in a printed format does not require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to purchase printed copies of instructional materials that the district or school otherwise would not purchase.  A district or school may comply with Subsection (c) by providing the student a printout of the relevant electronic instructional materials.(e)  Each school district and open-enrollment charter school that uses a learning management system or any online learning portal to assign, distribute, present, or make available instructional materials as defined by Section 31.002 to students shall provide login credentials to the system or portal to each student's parent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 805, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 12, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 391), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 348), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 26.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.007. Access to Board Meetings

Sec. 26.007.  ACCESS TO BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  A parent is entitled to complete access to any meeting of the board of trustees of the school district, other than a closed meeting held in compliance with Subchapters D and E, Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  A board of trustees of a school district must hold each public meeting of the board within the boundaries of the district except as required by law or except to hold a joint meeting with another district or with another governmental entity, as defined by Section 2051.041, Government Code, if the boundaries of the governmental entity are in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district.  All public meetings must comply with Chapter 551, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1335, Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 26.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.008. Right to Full Information Concerning Student

Sec. 26.008.  RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING STUDENT.  (a)  A parent is entitled to full information regarding the school activities of a parent's child except as provided by Section 38.004.(b)  An attempt by any school district employee to encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent is grounds for discipline under Section 21.104, 21.156, or 21.211, as applicable.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 26.0082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 26 - Parental Rights and Responsibilities|Section 26.0082. Supplemental Educational Services

Sec. 26.0082.  SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "rigorous research" means research that includes:(1)  a study design that employs either a randomized controlled trial or a quasi-experimental design;(2)  an adequate measure of outcomes; and(3)  reliable and valid results.(b)  As part of the annual notice a school district provides to parents under 20 U.S.C. Section 6316(e)(2)(A) concerning supplemental educational services, the district shall include information provided to the district by the agency that:(1)  identifies characteristics of supplemental educational services that, based on rigorous research, have been demonstrated to be more likely to foster improvement in student academic performance, including information concerning the minimum number of hours of tutoring necessary for improved performance; and(2)  sorts, for each subject for which supplemental educational services are provided, supplemental educational services providers serving district students according to the provider's level of effectiveness in improving student performance in the applicable subject area.(c)  The agency shall develop and the commissioner by rule shall establish a process for approving and revoking approval for a supplemental educational services provider.  The process must allow the agency to use any publicly available information from any published source in determining whether to approve an entity as a provider, except that the agency may not use information that is self-published or published by a provider for marketing purposes.(d)  The agency shall maintain a publicly available list of approved providers.  In accordance with standards established by commissioner rule, the agency shall promptly investigate a complaint against an approved provider and promptly remove from the list of approved providers a provider for which agency approval has been revoked.(e)  Not later than the fifth business day after the date on which the agency removes a provider from the list of approved providers, the agency shall send notice of the removal to each appropriate school district.  The district shall provide notice of the removal to parents of appropriate students.(f)  A supplemental educational services provider for which agency approval has been revoked because the agency determines that the provider has engaged in fraudulent activity is permanently prohibited from acting as a provider in this state.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 646 (H.B. 753), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|