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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.916. Home-Schooled Student Merit Scholarship and Advanced Placement Testing

Sec. 29.916.  HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Home-schooled student" means a student who predominantly receives instruction in a general elementary or secondary education program that is provided by the parent, or a person standing in parental authority, in or through the child's home.
(2)  "PSAT/NMSQT" means the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test sponsored by the College Board and Educational Testing Service and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
(b)  A school district shall permit a home-schooled student entitled under Section 25.001 to attend public school in the district to participate in an administration of the PSAT/NMSQT or a college advanced placement test offered by the district.  A school district shall require a home-schooled student to pay the same fee to participate in a test under this subsection that a student enrolled in the district is required to pay.
(c)  A school district shall post on an Internet website maintained by the district the date the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered and the date any college advanced placement tests will be administered.  The notice required under this subsection must state that the PSAT/NMSQT or the advanced placement test is available for home-schooled students eligible to attend school in the district and describe the procedures for a home-schooled student to register for the test.  A school district that does not maintain an Internet website must publish the information required by this subsection in a newspaper in the district. If a newspaper is not published in the school district, the district shall provide for the publication of notice in at least one newspaper in the county in which the district's central administrative office is located.  The information required under this subsection must be posted or published at the same time and with the same frequency with which the information is provided to a student who attends a district school.
(d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.917. Higher Education and Workforce Readiness Programs

Sec. 29.917.  HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMS.  (a)  From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner may award grants to organizations that provide volunteers to teach classroom or after-school programs to enhance:
(1)  college readiness;
(2)  workforce readiness;
(3)  dropout prevention; or
(4)  personal financial literacy.
(b)  To implement or administer a program under this section, the commissioner may accept gifts, grants, and donations from public or private entities.
(c)  The commissioner may conduct a study of the programs under this section to determine the success of the programs in preparing students for higher education and participation in the workforce.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 12, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.920. Winter Celebrations

Sec. 29.920.  WINTER CELEBRATIONS.  (a)  A school district may educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations, and allow students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including:
(1)  "Merry Christmas";
(2)  "Happy Hanukkah"; and
(3)  "happy holidays."
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional winter celebrations, including a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of:
(1)  more than one religion; or
(2)  one religion and at least one secular scene or symbol.
(c)  A display relating to a traditional winter celebration may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular religious belief.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (H.B. 308), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.923. Workplace Safety Training Information

Sec. 29.923.  WORKPLACE SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION.  (a)  The agency shall collect and make available to a school district on request information regarding workplace safety training that may be included as part of the district's curriculum.
(b)  A school district may develop a workplace safety program that provides educators access to the information described by Subsection (a) and encourages educators to include the workplace safety training information in the curriculum of appropriate courses provided to students enrolled in grades 7 through 12.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 2010), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.925. Texas Girls in Stem

Sec. 29.925.  TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM.  In recognition of Texas Girls in STEM Day, each school district may include throughout the month of March appropriate instruction, activities, and programs to encourage and celebrate women in career fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  The instruction may include programs that profile women in those fields and related fields, including finance, information technology, data analytics, cybersecurity, and health care cloud architecture.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 3435), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.926. Agriculture Education Program

Sec. 29.926.  AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The agency shall develop an agriculture education program for elementary school students to encourage appreciation and improve students' understanding of agriculture.  In developing the program, the agency shall coordinate with:
(1)  the Department of Agriculture; and
(2)  nonprofit organizations with expertise in agriculture education, as identified by the agency.
(b)  The agency shall develop a list of agriculture education programs approved by the agency and the State Board of Education that may be used as part of the curriculum for elementary school students.  A program included on the list must be available to an elementary school at no cost to the school district or open-enrollment charter school.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 (S.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.929. Programs to Ensure One-Time Intensive Educational Supports for Overcoming Covid-19 Pandemic Impact

Sec. 29.929.  PROGRAMS TO ENSURE ONE-TIME INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OVERCOMING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT.  (a)  From state discretionary funds under Section 313(e), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and Section 2001(f), American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and other funds appropriated, the agency shall establish programs that assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing intensive supports to ensure students perform at grade level and graduate demonstrating college, career, or military readiness. Programs established under this section must include:
(1)  expanding learning options for:
(A)  Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) programs in participating school districts under Subchapter N, Chapter 29;
(B)  the Texas Regional Pathways Network; and
(C)  the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program under Chapter 134;
(2)  supplemental instructional supports, including tutoring; and
(3)  COVID-19 learning acceleration supports, including:
(A)  innovation in curriculum and instruction;
(B)  diagnosing student mastery;
(C)  extended instructional time; and
(D)  supports for teachers.
(b)  The agency may take actions as necessary in implementing intensive supports under Subsection (a), including providing grants to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and regional education service centers.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (g).
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.931. Broadband Technical Support for Students

Sec. 29.931.  BROADBAND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.  From appropriated state funds or other funds, including federal funds, available for this section, the agency shall provide technical assistance to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to ensure Internet access for students who have limited or no access to the Internet.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 29 - Educational Programs › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs › Section 29.933. Legislative Oversight on Covid-19 State Response

Sec. 29.933.  LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT ON COVID-19 STATE RESPONSE. (a) At least quarterly, the agency shall update the entities listed under Subsection (b) regarding the state response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with respect to public education matters, including:
(1)  the implementation of and distribution of funds under the following programs:
(A)  programs to ensure one-time intensive educational supports for overcoming COVID-19 pandemic impact under Section 29.929;
(B)  the use of one-time federal discretionary COVID-19 funding to ensure grade level support and reimbursements under Section 29.930;
(C)  broadband technical support for students under Section 29.931; and
(D)  one-time technology reimbursement under Section 29.932; and
(2)  the use of state discretionary funds under:
(A)  Section 18003(e), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Title VIII, Div. B, Pub. L. No. 116-136, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401); and
(B)  Section 313(e), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401).
(b)  The agency shall update, in accordance with Subsection (a), the following entities:
(1)  the office of the governor;
(2)  the office of the lieutenant governor;
(3)  the office of the speaker of the house of representatives;
(4)  the office of the chair of the Senate Committee on Finance;
(5)  the office of the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations;
(6)  the office of the chair of the Senate Committee on Education; and
(7)  the office of the chair of the House Committee on Public Education.
(c)  This section expires September 1, 2024.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 30.001. Coordination of Services to Children With Disabilities

Sec. 30.001.  COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  In this section, "children with disabilities" means students eligible to participate in a school district's special education program under Section 29.003.
(b)  The commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Education, shall develop and implement a plan for the coordination of services to children with disabilities in each region served by a regional education service center.  The plan must include procedures for:
(1)  identifying existing public or private educational and related services for children with disabilities in each region;
(2)  identifying and referring children with disabilities who cannot be appropriately served by the school district in which they reside to other appropriate programs;
(3)  assisting school districts to individually or cooperatively develop programs to identify and provide appropriate services for children with disabilities;
(4)  expanding and coordinating services provided by regional education service centers for children with disabilities;  and
(5)  providing for special services, including special seats, books, instructional media, and other supplemental supplies and services required for proper instruction.
(c)  The commissioner may allocate appropriated funds to regional education service centers or may otherwise spend those funds, as necessary, to implement this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 30.0015. Transfer of Assistive Technology Devices

Sec. 30.0015.  TRANSFER OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Assistive technology device" means any device, including equipment or a product system, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a student with a disability.
(2)  "Student with a disability" means a student who is eligible to participate in a school district's special education program under Section 29.003.
(3)  "Transfer" means the process by which a school district that has purchased an assistive technology device may sell, lease, or loan the device for the continuing use of a student with a disability changing the school of attendance in the district or leaving the district.
(b)  The agency by rule shall develop and annually disseminate standards for a school district's transfer of an assistive technology device to an entity listed in this subsection when a student with a disability using the device changes the school of attendance in the district or ceases to attend school in the district that purchased the device and the student's parents, or the student if the student has the legal capacity to enter into a contract, agrees to the transfer.  The device may be transferred to:
(1)  the school or school district in which the student enrolls;
(2)  a state agency, including the Health and Human Services Commission, that provides services to the student following the student's graduation from high school; or
(3)  the student's parents, or the student if the student has the legal capacity to enter into a contract.
(c)  The standards developed under this section must include:
(1)  a uniform transfer agreement to convey title to an assistive technology device and applicable warranty information;
(2)  a method for computing the fair market value of an assistive technology device, including a reasonable allowance for use;  and
(3)  a process to obtain written consent by the student's parents, or the student where appropriate, to the transfer.
(d)  This section does not alter any existing obligation under federal or state law to provide assistive technology devices to students with disabilities.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 30.004. Information Concerning Programs

Sec. 30.004.  INFORMATION CONCERNING PROGRAMS.  (a)  Each school district shall provide each parent or other person having lawful control of a student with written information about:
(1)  the availability of programs offered by state institutions for which the district's students may be eligible;
(2)  the eligibility requirements and admission conditions imposed by each of those state institutions;  and
(3)  the rights of students in regard to admission to those state institutions and in regard to appeal of admission decisions.
(b)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules prescribing the form and content of information required by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 30.005. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 30.005.  TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall develop, agree to, and by commissioner rule adopt a memorandum of understanding to establish:
(1)  the method for developing and reevaluating a set of indicators of the quality of learning at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired;
(2)  the process for the agency to conduct and report on an annual evaluation of the school's performance on the indicators;
(3)  the requirements for the school's board to publish, discuss, and disseminate an annual report describing the educational performance of the school;
(4)  the process for the agency to:
(A)  assign an accreditation status to the school;
(B)  reevaluate the status on an annual basis; and
(C)  if necessary, conduct monitoring reviews; and
(5)  the type of information the school shall be required to provide through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 679 (S.B. 188), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 1842), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter B. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Section 30.023. Superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Sec. 30.023.  SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  (a)  The superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is appointed by the governing board of the school.
(b)  To be eligible to be appointed and serve as superintendent a person must:
(1)  hold an advanced degree;
(2)  have training and experience in the education of students with visual impairments and in the administration of a program serving students with visual impairments;  and
(3)  satisfy any other requirement the board establishes.
(c)  The superintendent may reside at the school.
(d)  The board shall annually establish the superintendent's salary.  The annual salary may not exceed 120 percent of the annual salary of the highest paid instructional administrator at the school.
(e)  The superintendent is the chief administrative officer of the school.  The superintendent shall take any necessary and appropriate action to carry out the functions and purposes of the school according to any general policy the board prescribes.
(f)  At least once each quarter, the superintendent shall report to the board concerning the superintendent's activities, progress in implementing any general policy prescribed by the board, any exceptional matter relating to the program, general statistical summaries of services provided by the school during the period covered by the report, budget matters of major consequence or concern, and any additional matter the board requests to be specifically included in the report.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 680 (S.B. 189), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter B. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Section 30.025. Funding of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Sec. 30.025.  FUNDING OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. (a) The funding of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired consists of:
(1)  money the legislature specifically appropriates to the school;
(2)  money the agency allocates to the school under this code;
(3)  money paid under a contract or other agreement;
(4)  money the school receives through a gift or bequest;
(5)  a payment the school receives from a school district under Section 30.003; and
(6)  the school's share of the available school fund and payments to compensate for payments no longer made from the available school fund as provided by Section 30.003(f).
(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the governor, any money received by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or appropriated to the agency for purposes of operating the school 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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter B. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Section 30.027. Lease of Certain Property of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Sec. 30.027.  LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.  (a)  The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired may lease available real property on the school's campus located at 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Travis County, to a private, nonprofit corporation that provides print-handicapped persons with auditory materials.  The lease must provide that the corporation must use the property for those services.
(b)  In determining the fair market consideration for the lease, actual benefits to be received by the school, the school's students, and the blind and visually impaired community in the state may be considered.
(c)  The asset management division of the General Land Office shall negotiate the terms of the lease, determine the most suitable location for the lease, and close the transaction on behalf of the school as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.  The asset management division is not required to transact the lease by sealed bid or public auction.
(d)  Proceeds from the real estate transaction conducted under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter B. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Section 30.028. Lease of Certain Property of Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for a Day-Care Center

Sec. 30.028.  LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR A DAY-CARE CENTER.  (a)  The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired may lease available building space on the school's campus located at 1100 West 45th Street, Austin, Travis County, to a private provider to provide a day-care center for children of the school's employees, other state employees, and private customers.
(b)  The school is authorized to determine a fair rental rate for the property and may consider the actual benefits to be received by the school's employees and students.
(c)  The asset management division of the General Land Office shall negotiate the terms of the lease and close the transaction on behalf of the school as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
(d)  Proceeds from the lease transaction conducted under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the school in the general revenue fund.
(e)  A lease entered into by the board under Subsection (a) is subject to termination on sale or lease of the affected facility under Chapter 672, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 5421t, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1341, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter B. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired › Section 30.029. Ann P

Sec. 30.029.  ANN P. SILVERRAIN BUILDING.  The classroom building on the campus of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired formerly known as the Life Skills Building, located at the rear of the east side of the campus near Sunshine Drive at 1100 West 45th Street in Austin, is named the Ann P. Silverrain Building in honor of Ann P. Silverrain.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.051. Purpose of Texas School for the Deaf

Sec. 30.051.  PURPOSE OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
(a)  The Texas School for the Deaf is a state agency established to provide educational services to persons who are 21 years of age or younger on September 1 of any school year and who are deaf or hard of hearing and who may have one or more other disabilities.  The school shall provide  comprehensive educational services, on a day or residential basis, and  short-term services to allow a student to better achieve educational results from services available in the community.  The school is not intended to serve:
(1)  students whose needs are appropriately addressed in a home or hospital setting or a residential treatment facility; or
(2)  students whose primary, ongoing needs are related to a severe or profound emotional, behavioral, or cognitive deficit.
(b)  The school shall serve as a primary statewide resource center promoting excellence in education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing through research, training, and demonstration projects.
(c)  The school shall work in partnership with state, regional, and local agencies to provide new or improved programs or methods to serve the previously unmet or future needs of persons throughout the state who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(d)  The school shall cooperate with public and private agencies and organizations serving students and other persons who are deaf or hearing impaired in the planning, development, and implementation of effective educational and rehabilitative service delivery systems associated with educating students who are deaf or hard of hearing.  To maximize and make efficient use of state facilities, funding, and resources, the services provided in this area may include conducting a cooperative program with other agencies to serve persons who have graduated from high school and who have identified needs related to vocational training, independent living skills, and social and leisure skills.
(e)  If a school district or another educational entity requests an assessment of a student's educational or related needs related to hearing impairment, the school may conduct an assessment and charge a reasonable fee for the assessment.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1340, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 7.01, eff. May 31, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.053. Superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf

Sec. 30.053.  SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.  (a)  The superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf is appointed by the governing board of the school.
(b)  The superintendent must:
(1)  hold an advanced degree in the field of education;
(2)  have teaching and administrative experience in programs serving students who are deaf;  and
(3)  satisfy any other requirements the board establishes.
(c)  The superintendent may reside at the school.
(d)  The board shall annually establish the superintendent's salary.  The annual salary may not exceed 120 percent of the annual salary of the highest paid instructional administrator at the school.
(e)  The superintendent is the chief administrative officer of the school.  The superintendent shall take any necessary and appropriate action to carry out the functions and purposes of the school according to any general policy the board prescribes.
(f)  The superintendent may provide directly to a parent or guardian of a student written information regarding:
(1)  the availability of a program offered by a state institution for which the student may be eligible;
(2)  any eligibility and admission requirements imposed by the state institution;  and
(3)  the rights of a student regarding admission to the state institution and appeal of an admission decision.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 7.02, eff. May 31, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.054. Printing at the Texas School for the Deaf

Sec. 30.054.  PRINTING AT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.  (a)  In addition to any other area of curriculum the State Board of Education requires the Texas School for the Deaf to offer, the superintendent of the school may require that the art of printing, in all its branches, be offered at the school.
(b)  The superintendent may authorize any public printing for the state to be performed at the Texas School for the Deaf without regard to any contract with a person for public printing.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.056. Funding of the Texas School for the Deaf

Sec. 30.056.  FUNDING OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) The funding of the Texas School for the Deaf consists of:
(1)  money the legislature specifically appropriates for the school;
(2)  money the agency allocates to the school under this code;
(3)  money paid under a contract or other agreement;
(4)  money the school receives through a gift or bequest;
(5)  a payment the school receives from a school district under Section 30.003; and
(6)  the school's share of the available school fund and payments to compensate for payments no longer made from the available school fund as provided by Section 30.003(f).
(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the governor, any money received by the Texas School for the Deaf or appropriated to the agency for purposes of operating the school 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 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.057. Admission to Texas School for the Deaf

Sec. 30.057.  ADMISSION TO TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.  (a)  The Texas School for the Deaf shall provide services in accordance with Section 30.051 to any eligible student with a disability for whom the school is an appropriate placement if the student has been referred for admission:
(1)  by the school district in which the student resides under the student's individualized education program;
(2)  by the student's parent or legal guardian, or a person with legal authority to act in place of the parent or legal guardian, or the student, if the student is age 18 or older, at any time during the school year, if the referring person chooses the school as the appropriate placement for the student rather than the placement in the student's local or regional program recommended under the student's individualized education program;  or
(3)  by the student's parent or legal guardian through the student's admission, review, and dismissal or individualized family service plan committee, as an initial referral to special education for students who are three years of age or younger.
(b)  The commissioner, with the advice of the school's governing board, shall adopt rules to implement this section.  The rules adopted by the commissioner may address the respective responsibilities of a student's parent or legal guardian or a person with legal authority to act in place of the parent or legal guardian, or the student, if age 18 or older, the school district in which the student resides, and the school.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1340, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter C. Texas School for the Deaf › Section 30.059. Lease of Certain Property of Texas School for the Deaf for a Day-Care Center

Sec. 30.059.  LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOR A DAY-CARE CENTER.  (a)  The Texas School for the Deaf may lease available building space on the school's campus located at 1102 South Congress, Austin, Travis County, to a private provider to provide a day-care center for children of the school's employees, other state employees, and private customers.
(b)  The school is authorized to determine a fair rental rate for the property and may consider the actual benefits to be received by the school's employees and students.
(c)  The asset management division of the General Land Office shall negotiate the terms of the lease and close the transaction on behalf of the school as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
(d)  Proceeds from the lease transaction conducted under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the school in the general revenue fund.
(e)  A lease entered into by the board under Subsection (a) is subject to termination on sale or lease of the affected facility under Chapter 672, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 5421t, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1340, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.081. Legislative Intent Concerning Regional Day Schools for the Deaf

Sec. 30.081.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONCERNING REGIONAL DAY SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF.  The legislature, by this subchapter, intends to continue a process of providing on a statewide basis a suitable education to deaf or hard of hearing students who are under 21 years of age and assuring that those students have the opportunity to become independent citizens.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.082. Director of Services

Sec. 30.082.  DIRECTOR OF SERVICES.  To carry out legislative intent and the objectives of Section 30.081, the agency shall employ a director of services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.083. Statewide Plan

Sec. 30.083.  STATEWIDE PLAN.  (a)  The director of services shall develop and administer a comprehensive statewide plan for educational services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including continuing diagnosis and evaluation, counseling, and teaching.  The plan shall be designed to accomplish the following objectives:
(1)  providing assistance and counseling to parents of students who are deaf or hard of hearing in regional day school programs for the deaf and admitting to the programs students who have a hearing loss that interferes with the processing of linguistic information;
(2)  enabling students who are deaf or hard of hearing to reside with their parents or guardians and be provided an appropriate education in their home school districts or in regional day school programs for the deaf;
(3)  enabling students who are deaf or hard of hearing who are unable to attend schools at their place of residence and whose parents or guardians live too far from facilities of regional day school programs for the deaf for daily commuting to be accommodated in foster homes or other residential school facilities provided for by the agency so that those children may attend a regional day school program for the deaf;
(4)  enrolling in the Texas School for the Deaf those students who are deaf or hard of hearing whose needs can best be met in that school and designating the Texas School for the Deaf as the statewide educational resource for students who are deaf or hard of hearing;
(5)  encouraging students in regional day school programs for the deaf to attend general education classes on a part-time, full-time, or trial basis;  and
(6)  recognizing the need for development of language and communications abilities in students who are deaf or hard of hearing, but also calling for the use of methods of communication that will meet the needs of each individual student, with each student assessed thoroughly so as to ascertain the student's potential for communications through a variety of means, including through oral or aural means, fingerspelling, or sign language.
(b)  The director of services may establish separate programs to accommodate diverse communication methodologies.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.084. Establishment of Programs

Sec. 30.084.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.  The State Board of Education shall apportion the state into five regions and establish a regional day school program for the deaf in each region.  Activities of a regional day school program for the deaf may be conducted on more than one site.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.085. Use of Local Resources

Sec. 30.085.  USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES.  Local resources shall be used to the fullest practicable extent in the establishment and operation of the regional day school programs for the deaf.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.086. Powers and Duties of Agency

Sec. 30.086.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF AGENCY.  (a)  The agency shall contract with any qualified organization or individual for diagnostic, evaluative, or instructional services or any other services relating to the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including transportation or maintenance services.
(b)  The agency shall employ educational and other personnel, may purchase or lease property, may accept gifts or grants of property or services from any source, including an independent school district or institution of higher education in this state, to establish and operate regional day school programs for the deaf.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter D. Regional Day Schools for the Deaf › Section 30.087. Funding

Sec. 30.087.  FUNDING.  (a)  The cost of educating students who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be borne by the state and paid from the foundation school fund, but independent school districts and institutions of higher education in the state may and are encouraged to make available property or services in cooperation with the regional day school programs for the deaf for any activities related to the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including research, personnel training, and staff development.
(b)  From the amount appropriated for regional day school programs, the commissioner shall allocate funds to each program based on the number of weighted full-time equivalent students served.  The commissioner may consider local resources available in allocating funds under this subsection.
(c)  A school district may receive an allotment for transportation of students participating in a regional day school program, determined in the same manner as an allotment for the transportation of other special education students.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter E. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facilities › Section 30.101. Purpose

Sec. 30.101.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide the state available school fund apportionment to children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.  To provide the state available school fund apportionment for educational purposes, the educational programs provided to those children are considered to be educational services provided by public schools.
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. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter E. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facilities › Section 30.102. Allocation

Sec. 30.102.  ALLOCATION.  (a)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is entitled to receive the state available school fund apportionment based on the average daily attendance in the department's educational programs of students who are at least three years of age and not older than 21 years of age.
(b)  A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or full-time school nurse employed by the department is entitled to receive as a minimum salary the monthly salary specified by Section 21.402.  A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor, or full-time school nurse may be paid, from funds appropriated to the department, a salary in excess of the minimum specified by that section, but the salary may not exceed the rate of pay for a similar position in the public schools of an adjacent school district.
(c)  The commissioner, with the assistance of the comptroller, shall determine the amount that the department would have received from the available school fund if Chapter 28, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1984, had not transferred statutorily dedicated taxes from the available school fund to the foundation school fund.  That amount, minus any amount the schools do receive from the available school fund, shall be set apart as a separate account in the foundation school fund and appropriated to the department for educational purposes.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 26, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 2 - Public Education › Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services › Chapter 30 - State and Regional Programs and Services › Subchapter E. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facilities › Section 30.103. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 30.103.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department with the assistance of the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Workforce Investment Council shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibility of those entities to provide through local workforce development boards job training and employment assistance programs to children committed or formerly sentenced to the department.  The department shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding and include in its annual report information describing the number of children in the preceding year receiving services under the memorandum.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 6.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.