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TX Educ Code § 29.0821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.0821. Optional Flexible Year Program

Sec. 29.0821.  OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE YEAR PROGRAM.  (a)  A school district may provide a flexible year program for students who did not or are likely not to perform successfully on an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023 or who would not otherwise be promoted to the next grade level.(b)  To enable a school district to provide additional instructional days for a program under this section, with the approval of the commissioner, a school district may:(1)  provide a number of days of instruction during the regular school year that is not more than 10 days fewer than the number required under Section 25.081(a);  and(2)  use for instructional purposes not more than five days that would otherwise be used for staff development or teacher preparation.(c)  Notwithstanding any reduction in the number of instructional days in the regular school year or in the number of staff development days, each educator employed under a 10-month contract must provide the minimum days of service required under Section 21.401.(d)  A school district may require educational support personnel to provide service as necessary for an optional flexible year program.(e)  The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration of programs provided under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 29.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.083. Student Retention Information

Sec. 29.083.  STUDENT RETENTION INFORMATION.  The agency shall collect data from school districts through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) relating to grade level retention of students.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.084. Tutorial Services

Sec. 29.084.  TUTORIAL SERVICES.  (a)  Each school district may provide tutorial services at the district's schools.(b)  A district that provides tutorial services shall require a student whose grade in a subject for a grade reporting period is lower than the equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100 to attend tutorials.(c)  A district may provide transportation for a student who is required to attend tutorial services and who is eligible for regular transportation services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.085. Life Skills Program for Student Parents

Sec. 29.085.  LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM FOR STUDENT PARENTS.  (a)  A school district may provide an integrated program of educational and support services for students who are pregnant or who are parents.(b)  The program shall include:(1)  individual counseling, peer counseling, and self-help programs;(2)  career counseling and job readiness training;(3)  day care for the students' children on the campus or at a day-care facility in close proximity to the campus;(4)  transportation for children of students to and from the campus or day-care facility;(5)  transportation for students, as appropriate, to and from the campus or day-care facility;(6)  instruction related to knowledge and skills in child development, parenting, and home and family living;  and(7)  assistance to students in the program in obtaining available services from government agencies or community service organizations, including prenatal and postnatal health and nutrition programs.(c)  The district shall solicit recommendations for obtaining community support for the students and their children from organizations for parents of students in the district and from other community organizations.(d)  School districts may operate shared services arrangement programs under this section.(e)  From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall distribute funds for programs under this section.  In distributing those funds, the commissioner shall give preference to school districts that received funds for a program under this section for the preceding school year and then to the districts that have the highest concentration of students who are pregnant or who are parents.  To receive funds for a program under this section, a school district must apply to the commissioner.  A program established under this section is required only in school districts in which the program is financed by funds distributed under this subsection and any other funds available for the program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 29.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.086. Basic Skills Programs for High School Students

Sec. 29.086.  BASIC SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.  (a)  A school district may apply to the commissioner for funding of special programs for students in grade nine who are at risk of not earning sufficient credit or who have not earned sufficient credit to advance to grade 10 and who fail to meet minimum skills levels established by the commissioner.  A school district may, with the consent of a student's parent or guardian, assign a student to a program under this section.  A program under this section may not exceed 210 instructional days.(b)  A program under this section must emphasize basic skills in areas of the required curriculum under Section 28.002 and must offer students the opportunity to increase credits required for high school graduation under state or school district policy.  A program under this section may be provided by a school district or an entity contracting with a school district to provide the program.(c)  The commissioner shall award funds to districts in accordance with a competitive grant process developed by the commissioner.  A grant may be made to a consortium of school districts.  The criteria by which the commissioner awards a grant must include the quality of the proposed program and the school district's demonstrated need for the program.  An approved program must include criteria that permit measurement of student progress, and the district shall:(1)  annually evaluate the progress of students in the program;  and(2)  submit the results of the evaluation to the commissioner at the end of the school year.(d)  The commissioner shall establish minimum levels of student enrollment and standards of student progress required for continued funding of a program under this section.  The commissioner may eliminate funding for a program in a subsequent school year if the program fails to achieve sufficient levels of student progress.(e)  The amount of a grant under this section must take into account funds distributed to the school district under Chapter 48.(f)  The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration of programs under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.031, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 29.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.088. After-School and Summer Intensive Mathematics Instruction Programs

Sec. 29.088.  AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER INTENSIVE MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.  (a)  A school district may provide an intensive after-school program or an intensive program during the period that school is recessed for the summer to provide mathematics instruction to:(1)  students who are not performing at grade level in mathematics to assist those students in performing at grade level;(2)  students who are not performing successfully in a mathematics course to assist those students in successfully completing the course;  or(3)  students other than those described by Subdivision (1) or (2), as determined by the district.(b)  Before providing a program under this section, the board of trustees of a school district must adopt a policy for:(1)  determining student eligibility for participating in the program that:(A)  prescribes the grade level or course a student must be enrolled in to be eligible;  and(B)  provides for considering teacher recommendations in determining eligibility;(2)  ensuring that parents of or persons standing in parental relation to eligible students are provided notice of the program;(3)  ensuring that eligible students are encouraged to attend the program;(4)  ensuring that the program is offered at one or more locations in the district that are easily accessible to eligible students;  and(5)  measuring student progress on completion of the program.(c)  The commissioner by rule shall:(1)  prescribe a procedure that a school district must follow to apply for and receive funding for a program under this section;(2)  adopt guidelines for determining which districts receive funding if there is not sufficient funding for each district that applies;(3)  require each district providing a program to report student performance results to the commissioner within the period and in the manner prescribed by the rule;  and(4)  based on district reports under Subdivision (3) and any required analysis and verification of those reports, disseminate to each district in this state information concerning instructional methods that have proved successful in improving student performance in mathematics.(d)  A program provided under this section shall be paid for with funds appropriated for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 29.087 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(15), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 29.0881 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.0881. Strong Foundations Grant Program

Sec. 29.0881.  STRONG FOUNDATIONS GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The commissioner shall establish and administer a strong foundations grant program for campuses or a program at a campus serving students enrolled in prekindergarten through grade five to implement a rigorous school approach that combines high-quality instruction, materials, and support structures.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt components that school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and campuses of the districts or schools must implement under the strong foundations grant program.  The components must include:(1)  use of high-quality instructional materials, curricula, and curricular tools;(2)  use of aligned diagnostic and formative assessments;(3)  aligned professional supports;(4)  practices designed to ensure high-quality supports for students with disabilities;(5)  evidence-based practices to increase and maintain parental engagement; and(6)  measurement of fidelity of implementation of the program.(c)  Grants provided under the strong foundations grant program may be in the form of funds, in-kind resources, or both.(d)  The commissioner shall use funds appropriated, federal funds, and other funds available for the strong foundations grant program to assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing the program.(e)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school that receives grant funds under this section may use the funds to:(1)  financially support or train or otherwise prepare educators and other staff;(2)  pay for agreements with other entities to provide prekindergarten services; or(3)  pay for accelerated instruction provided under Section 28.0211 or 28.0217.(f)  The commissioner may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source, including private and nonprofit organizations, for the program.  A private or nonprofit organization that contributes to the program may receive an award under Section 7.113.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (H.B. 4545), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.089. Mentoring Services Program

Sec. 29.089.  MENTORING SERVICES PROGRAM.  (a)  Each school district may provide a mentoring services program to students at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081.(b)  The commissioner, in consultation with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives, by rule shall determine accountability standards under this section for a school district providing a mentoring services program using funds allocated under Section 48.104.(c)  The board of trustees of the district shall obtain the consent of a student's parent or guardian before allowing the student to participate in the program.(d)  The board of trustees of the district may arrange for any public or nonprofit community-based organization to come to the district's schools and implement the program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 783, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.033, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 29.090 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.090. After-School and Summer Intensive Science Instruction Programs

Sec. 29.090.  AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER INTENSIVE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.  (a)  A school district may provide an intensive after-school program or an intensive program during the period that school is recessed for the summer to provide science instruction to:(1)  students who are not performing at grade level in science to assist those students in performing at grade level;(2)  students who are not performing successfully in a science course to assist those students in successfully completing the course;  or(3)  students other than those described by Subdivision (1) or (2), as determined by the district.(b)  Before providing a program under this section, the board of trustees of a school district must adopt a policy for:(1)  determining student eligibility for participating in the program that:(A)  prescribes the grade level or course a student must be enrolled in to be eligible;  and(B)  provides for considering teacher recommendations in determining eligibility;(2)  ensuring that parents of or persons standing in parental relation to eligible students are provided notice of the program;(3)  ensuring that eligible students are encouraged to attend the program;(4)  ensuring that the program is offered at one or more locations in the district that are easily accessible to eligible students;  and(5)  measuring student progress on completion of the program.(c)  The commissioner by rule shall:(1)  prescribe a procedure that a school district must follow to apply for and receive funding for a program under this section;(2)  adopt guidelines for determining which districts receive funding if there is not sufficient funding for each district that applies;(3)  require each district providing a program to report student performance results to the commissioner within the period and in the manner prescribed by the rule;  and(4)  based on district reports under Subdivision (3) and any required analysis and verification of those reports, disseminate to each district in this state information concerning instructional methods that have proved successful in improving student performance in science.(d)  A program provided under this section shall be paid for with funds appropriated for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 430, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 29.089 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(14-a), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 29.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs|Section 29.094. Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program

Sec. 29.094.  INTENSIVE READING OR LANGUAGE INTERVENTION PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive reading or language intervention pilot program.(b)  The commissioner by rule shall establish a pilot program in which a participating campus provides intensive reading or language intervention to participating students.(c)  A campus may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot program.  The commissioner may select for participation in the pilot program only campuses that have failed to improve student performance in reading according to standards established by the commissioner.  The standards established by the commissioner for purposes of this subsection must be based on reading performance standards considered for student promotion under Section 28.021.(d)  The commissioner shall adopt minimum criteria that a program must meet to be selected by a participating campus for use in providing intensive reading or language intervention.  The criteria must include neuroscience-based, scientifically validated methods, scientifically based reading interventions, or instructional tools that have been proven to accelerate language acquisition and reading proficiency for struggling readers.  A participating campus shall submit a summary of the campus's proposed intensive intervention program to the commissioner for approval.  The commissioner may approve only a program that follows the minimum criteria adopted under this subsection.(e)  The principal of a participating campus, in consultation with classroom teachers at the campus, shall select students to participate in the pilot program based on assessment data.  Benchmark measures shall be administered at the beginning and end of the program.(f)  Not later than December 31, 2008, any vendor of an intensive intervention program approved under Subsection (d), in consultation with the agency and each school district with which the vendor contracts under this section, shall provide the legislature with a report describing student progress under the assessments administered to participating students under Subsection (e).(g)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall provide funding for the pilot program using not more than $6 million of funding appropriated for purposes of Section 28.0211.(h)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.(i)  The commissioner shall make the pilot program available to participating campuses during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3468), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 1270), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 34, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 29.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter D. Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented Students|Section 29.121. Definition

Sec. 29.121.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:(1)  exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;(2)  possesses an unusual capacity for leadership;  or(3)  excels in a specific academic field.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter D. Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented Students|Section 29.122. Establishment

Sec. 29.122.  ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Using criteria established by the State Board of Education, each school district shall adopt a process for identifying and serving gifted and talented students in the district and shall establish a program for those students in each grade level. A district may establish a shared services arrangement program with one or more other districts.(b)  Each school district shall adopt a policy regarding the use of funds to support the district's program for gifted and talented students.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.017, eff. June 12, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 29.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter D. Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented Students|Section 29.123. State Plan; Assistance

Sec. 29.123.  STATE PLAN;  ASSISTANCE.  The State Board of Education shall develop and periodically update a state plan for the education of gifted and talented students to guide school districts in establishing and improving programs for identified students.  The regional education service centers may assist districts in implementing the state plan.  In addition to obtaining assistance from a regional education service center, a district may obtain other assistance in implementing the plan.  The plan shall be used for accountability purposes to measure the performance of districts in providing services to students identified as gifted and talented.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter E. Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Programs|Section 29.151. Free Kindergarten

Sec. 29.151.  FREE KINDERGARTEN.  The board of trustees of each school district shall establish and maintain one or more kindergartens for the training of children residing in the district who are at least five years of age on September 1 of the school year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 29.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter E. Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Programs|Section 29.152. Operation of Kindergartens on Half-Day or Full-Day Basis

Sec. 29.152.  OPERATION OF KINDERGARTENS ON HALF-DAY OR FULL-DAY BASIS.  A public school kindergarten may be operated on a half-day or a full-day basis at the option of the board of trustees of the school district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|