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TX Educ Code § 25.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.039. Contracts and Tuition for Education Outside District

Sec. 25.039.  CONTRACTS AND TUITION FOR EDUCATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT.  (a)  A school district that does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may provide by contract for students residing in the district who are at grade levels not offered by the district to be educated at those grade levels in one or more other districts.  In each contract, the districts also shall agree to the transfer of school funds or other payments proportionate to the transfer of attendance.(b)  The school district in which the students reside shall pay tuition to any district with which it has a contract under this section for each of its students attending school in that district at a grade level for which the district has contracted.  The amount of the tuition paid may not exceed the greater of the amount provided for by Section 25.038 or an amount specified by commissioner rule.(c)  A school district is not required to pay tuition to any district with which it has not contracted for the attendance by any of its students at a grade level for which it has contracted under this section with another district.(d)  A contract under this section may not be for a period exceeding five years.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 25.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.040. Transfer to District of Bordering State

Sec. 25.040.  TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OF BORDERING STATE.  Any child entitled to attend the public school of any school district situated on the border of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, or New Mexico who finds it more convenient to attend the public school in a district in the contiguous state may have the apportionment of the state and county available school funds paid to the school district of the contiguous state and may have additional tuition, if necessary, paid by the district of the child's residence on terms agreed on by the trustees of the receiving district and the trustees of the residence district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 25.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.041. Transfer of Children or Wards of Employees of State Supported Living Centers

Sec. 25.041.  TRANSFER OF CHILDREN OR WARDS OF EMPLOYEES OF STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS.  A school-age child or ward of an employee of a state supported living center for persons with intellectual disabilities constituted as a school district who resides in the boundaries of center property but who is not a student at the center is entitled to attend school in a district adjacent to the center free of any charge to the child's or ward's parent or guardian provided the parent or guardian is required by the superintendent of the center to live on the grounds of the center for the convenience of this state.  A tuition charge required by the admitting district shall be paid by the district constituting the state supported living center out of funds allotted to it by the agency.|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. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 25.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.042. Transfer of Children of Employees of Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facilities

Sec. 25.042.  TRANSFER OF CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.  A school-age child of an employee of a facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is entitled to attend school in a school district adjacent to the district in which the student resides free of any charge to the student's parents or guardian.  Any tuition charge required by the admitting district shall be paid by the district from which the student transfers out of any funds appropriated to the facility.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 25.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.043. Classroom Placement of Multiple Birth Siblings

Sec. 25.043.  CLASSROOM PLACEMENT OF MULTIPLE BIRTH SIBLINGS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Multiple birth sibling" means a twin, triplet, quadruplet, or other sibling resulting from a multiple birth.(2)  "Parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.(b)  The parent of multiple birth siblings who are assigned to the same grade level and school may request in writing, not later than the 14th day after the first day of enrollment, that the school place the siblings in the same classroom or in separate classrooms.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) or (g), a school shall provide the multiple birth siblings with the classroom placement requested by the parent.(d)  At the end of the first grading period following the multiple birth siblings' enrollment in the school, if the principal of the school, in consultation with the teacher of each classroom in which the multiple birth siblings are placed, determines that the requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the principal may determine the appropriate classroom placement for the siblings.(e)  A parent may appeal the principal's classroom placement of multiple birth siblings in the manner provided by school district policy.  During an appeal, the multiple birth siblings shall remain in the classroom chosen by the parent.(f)  The school may recommend to a parent the appropriate classroom placement for the multiple birth siblings and may provide professional educational advice to assist the parent with the decision regarding appropriate classroom placement.(g)  A school district is not required to place multiple birth siblings in separate classrooms if the request would require the school district to add an additional class to the grade level of the multiple birth siblings.(h)  This section does not affect:(1)  a right or obligation under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, or under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) regarding the individual placement decisions of the school district admission, review, and dismissal committee; or(2)  the right of a school district or teacher to remove a student from a classroom under Chapter 37.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (H.B. 314), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 25.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers|Section 25.045. Transfer to District Offering In-Person Instruction

Sec. 25.045.  TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OFFERING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.  (a)  In this section, "virtual instruction" means instructional activities delivered to students primarily over the Internet.(b)  If a school district provides notice to the parent or person standing in parental relation to a student enrolled in the district of the district's intent to offer only virtual instruction for more than one grading period during a school year, the student may transfer for that school year to another school district that:(1)  offers in-person instruction during that school year; and(2)  accepts the student's transfer.(c)  A student who transfers to another school district under this section may not be charged tuition.  The student is included in the average daily attendance of the district in which the student attends school.(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 843 (S.B. 481), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0811. First Day of Instruction

Sec. 25.0811.  FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a school district may not begin instruction for students for a school year before the fourth Monday in August.  A school district may:(1)  begin instruction for students for a school year before the fourth Monday in August if the district operates a year-round system under Section 25.084; or(2)  begin instruction for students for a school year on or after the first Monday in August at a campus or at not more than 20 percent of the campuses in the district if:(A)  the district has a student enrollment of 190,000 or more;(B)  the district at the beginning of the school year provides, financed with local funds, days of instruction for students at the campus or at each of the multiple campuses, in addition to the minimum number of days of instruction required under Section 25.081;(C)  the campus or each of the multiple campuses are undergoing comprehensive reform, as determined by the board of trustees of the district; and(D)  a majority of the students at the campus or at each of the multiple campuses are educationally disadvantaged.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district that does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in another state for the grade levels the district does not offer may start school on any date permitted under Subsection (a) or the law of the other state.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5, Sec. 9.03, eff. May 31, 2006.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 909, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 9.02, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 9.03, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 2171), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 277 (H.B. 1555), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0812. Last Day of School

Sec. 25.0812.  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school district may not schedule the last day of school for students for a school year before May 15.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district that does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in another state for the grade levels the district does not offer may schedule the last day of school on any date permitted under Subsection (a) or the law of the other state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1084 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0815 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0815. Operation and Instructional Time Waivers for School Safety Training

Sec. 25.0815.  OPERATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WAIVERS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING.  (a)  The commissioner shall provide a waiver allowing for fewer minutes of operation and instructional time than required under Section 25.081(a) for a school district that requires each educator employed by the district to attend an approved school safety training course.(b)  A waiver under this section:(1)  must allow sufficient time for the school district's educators to attend the school safety training course; and(2)  may not:(A)  result in an inadequate number of minutes of instructional time for students; or(B)  reduce the number of minutes of operation and instructional time by more than 420 minutes.(c)  To be approved under this section, a school safety training course must apply to the Texas School Safety Center.  The Texas School Safety Center may approve a training course if the course satisfies the training requirements as determined by the center.(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 6, eff. June 6, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 25.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.082. Pledges of Allegiance; Minute of Silence

Sec. 25.082.  PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE; MINUTE OF SILENCE.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 2442), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2017.(b)  The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall require students, once during each school day at each campus, to recite:(1)  the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4; and(2)  the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code.(b-1)  The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall require that the United States and Texas flags be prominently displayed in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Sections 5-10 and Chapter 3100, Government Code, in each campus classroom to which a student is assigned at the time the pledges of allegiance to those flags are recited.  A district or school is not required to spend federal, state, or local district or school funds to acquire flags required under this subsection.  A district or school may raise money or accept gifts, grants, and donations to acquire flags required under this subsection.(c)  On written request from a student's parent or guardian, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall excuse the student from reciting a pledge of allegiance under Subsection (b).(d)  The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall provide for the observance of one minute of silence at each campus following the recitation of the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags under Subsection (b).  During the one-minute period, each student may, as the student chooses, reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another student.  Each teacher or other school employee in charge of students during that period shall ensure that each of those students remains silent and does not act in a manner that is likely to interfere with or distract another student.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 126, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (H.B. 773), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 2442), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 2442), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0821. Minute of Silence to Commemorate September 11, 2001

Sec. 25.0821.  MINUTE OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.  (a)  To commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, in each year that date falls on a regular school day, each public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the observance of one minute of silence at the beginning of the first class period of that day.(b)  Immediately before the period of observance required by this section, the class instructor shall make a statement of reference to the memory of individuals who died on September 11, 2001.(c)  The period of observance required by this section may be held in conjunction with the minute of silence required by Section 25.082.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 25.0822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.0822. Patriotic Society Access to Students

Sec. 25.0822.  PATRIOTIC SOCIETY ACCESS TO STUDENTS.  (a)  In this section, "patriotic society" means a youth membership organization listed in Title 36 of the United States Code with an educational purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement.(b)  At the beginning of each school year, the board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy to allow the principal of a public school campus to provide representatives of a patriotic society with the opportunity to speak to students during regular school hours about membership in the society and the ways in which membership may promote a student's educational interest and level of civic involvement, leading to the student's increased potential for self-improvement and ability to contribute to improving the student's school and community.(c)  The board policy shall give a principal complete discretion over the specific date and time of the opportunity required to be provided under this section, except that the policy shall allow the principal to limit:(1)  the opportunity provided to a patriotic society to a single school day; and(2)  any presentation made to students as a result of the opportunity to 10 minutes in length.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 25.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.083. School Day Interruptions

Sec. 25.083.  SCHOOL DAY INTERRUPTIONS.  (a)  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt and strictly enforce a policy limiting interruptions of classes during the school day for nonacademic activities such as announcements and sales promotions.  At a minimum, the policy must limit announcements other than emergency announcements to once during the school day.(b)  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt and strictly enforce a policy limiting the removal of students from class for remedial tutoring or test preparation.  A district may not remove a student from a regularly scheduled class for remedial tutoring or test preparation if, as a result of the removal, the student would miss more than 10 percent of the school days on which the class is offered, unless the student's parent or another person standing in parental relation to the student provides to the district written consent for removal from class for such purpose.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 5(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 25.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.084. Year-Round System

Sec. 25.084.  YEAR-ROUND SYSTEM.  (a)  A school district may operate its schools year-round on either a single-track or a multitrack calendar.  If a school district adopts a year-round system, the district may modify:(1)  the number of contract days of employees and the number of days of operation, including any time required for staff development, planning and preparation, and continuing education, otherwise required by law;(2)  testing dates, data reporting, and related matters;(3)  the date of the first day of instruction of the school year under Section 25.0811 for a school that was operating year-round for the 2000-2001 school year;  and(4)  a student's eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities when the student's calendar track is not in session.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the operation of schools year-round by a district does not affect the amount of state funds to which the district is entitled under Chapter 48.(c)  A district that adopts a year-round system under this section may receive the incentive aid under Section 48.0051 if the district meets the criteria for receiving the incentive under that section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 909, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.004(a), eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.004(b), eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Educ Code § 25.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.088. School Attendance Officer

Sec. 25.088.  SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER.  The school attendance officer may be selected by:(1)  the county school trustees of any county;(2)  the board of trustees of any school district or the boards of trustees of two or more school districts jointly;  or(3)  the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 25.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.089. Compensation of Attendance Officer; Dual Service

Sec. 25.089.  COMPENSATION OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER;  DUAL SERVICE.  (a)  An attendance officer may be compensated from the funds of the county, independent school district, or open-enrollment charter school, as applicable.(b)  An attendance officer may be the probation officer or an officer of the juvenile court of the county.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 25.090 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle E - Students and Parents|Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance|Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance|Section 25.090. Attendance Officer Not Selected

Sec. 25.090.  ATTENDANCE OFFICER NOT SELECTED.  (a)  In those counties and independent school districts where an attendance officer has not been selected, the duties of attendance officer shall be performed by the school superintendents and peace officers of the counties and districts.(b)  If the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school has not selected an attendance officer, the duties of attendance officer shall be performed by the peace officers of the county in which the school is located. (c)  Additional compensation may not be paid for services performed under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|