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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION › Section 74.1027 - Diplomas for Certain Individuals Who Entered Grade 9 Before 2011-2012 School Year

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective beginning
				  with the 2017-2018 school year, in accordance with the Texas Education Code
				  (TEC), § 28.02541, a school district or an open-enrollment charter school
				  may award a high school diploma to an individual who:
(1) entered Grade 9 before the 2011-2012
				  school year;
(2) successfully
				  completed the curriculum requirements for high school graduation applicable to
				  the individual when the individual entered Grade 9;
(3) has not performed satisfactorily on an
				  assessment instrument or a part of an assessment instrument required for high
				  school graduation, including an alternate assessment instrument offered under
				  TEC, §
											39.025(c-2);
(4) has been administered at least three
				  times the required subject-areas test(s), including an alternate assessment as
				  specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection, for which the individual has not
				  performed satisfactorily on the exit-level assessment instrument applicable to
				  the individual when the individual entered Grade 9; and
(5) meets the alternative requirements for
				  graduation in accordance with subsection (c) of this section or the local
				  alternative requirements approved by the board of trustees in accordance with
				  subsection (d) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION › Section 74.1030 - Community-Based Fine Arts Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  accordance with the Texas Education Code, §
										28.025(b-9),
				  each school district or open-enrollment charter school may allow a student to
				  satisfy the fine arts credit required for graduation on the foundation high
				  school program by participating in a community-based fine arts program not
				  provided by the district or charter school in which the student is enrolled.
(b) In accordance with local
				  district policy, credit may be earned through participation in the
				  community-based fine arts program only if the program meets each of the
				  following requirements.
(1) The school
				  district or charter school must apply to the commissioner of education for
				  approval of the community-based fine arts program.
(2) The school district's board of trustees
				  or charter school's governing body must certify that the program provides
				  instruction in the essential knowledge and skills for fine arts as defined by
				  Chapter 117, Subchapter C, of this title (relating to High School).
(3) The school district or charter school
				  must document student completion of the approved activity.
(4) The program must be organized and
				  monitored by appropriately trained instructors.
(5) The fine arts program may be provided on
				  or off a school campus and outside the regular school day.
(6) Students may not be dismissed from any
				  part of the regular school day to participate in the community-based fine arts
				  program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING READING PRACTICES › Section 74.2001 - Phonics Curriculum

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The following
				  words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following
				  meanings.
(1) Systematic
				  instruction--Instruction that is carefully planned and sequenced where simple
				  concepts are taught first before progressing to more complex concepts. This
				  form of instruction is broken down into manageable step-by-step pieces that are
				  aligned to instructional goals.
(2)
				  Direct instruction--Explicit, teacher-led instruction that clearly and
				  specifically teaches a skill through concise explanation, modeling, practice,
				  and feedback.
(3) Phonics--The
				  ability to read (decode) and spell (encode) individual words. Decoding refers
				  to the process of using letter-sound knowledge to blend sounds and word parts
				  to read words. Encoding refers to the process of using letter-sound knowledge
				  to spell words.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION › Section 74.2101 - Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  school district and open-enrollment charter school shall develop a middle
				  school advanced mathematics program for students in Grades 6-8 to enable
				  students to enroll in Algebra I in Grade 8.
(b) Each school district and open-enrollment
				  charter school shall identify a local measure for use in determining student
				  eligibility for automatic enrollment in a middle school advanced mathematics
				  program.
(c) School districts and
				  open-enrollment charter schools shall automatically enroll in a middle school
				  advanced mathematics program each Grade 6 student whose performance was either:
(1) in the 60th percentile or higher on
				  statewide scores for the Grade 5 mathematics assessment instrument administered
				  under Texas Education Code, §
											39.023(a);
				  or
(2) in the top 40% on a local
				  measure that includes the student's Grade 5 class ranking or a demonstrated
				  proficiency in the student's Grade 5 mathematics coursework.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING DRIVER EDUCATION STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS, AND COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES › Section 75.1002 - Driver Education Teachers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  qualify to teach all phases of driver education to minors or adults and add a
				  driver education endorsement as a specialization area on his or her current
				  Texas teaching certificate, an individual must:
(1) possess a bachelor's degree;
(2) complete six semester hours of driver
				  education classroom, in-car, simulation, and traffic safety instruction if the
				  individual entered driver education teacher instructor development training
				  before January 1, 1999, or for individuals entering driver education teacher
				  instructor development training on or after January 1, 1999, complete nine
				  semester hours of driver education classroom, in-car, simulation, and traffic
				  safety instruction that include, as a minimum, learning activities that focus
				  on preparing the prospective driver educator to conduct:
(A) driver education classroom knowledge
				  courses with application to classroom organization; maintaining a learning
				  environment; developing instructional modules for the classroom, observation,
				  and simulator training; and facilitating learning experiences;
(B) learning activities that develop vehicle
				  operational skills for a novice driver with emphasis placed on laboratory
				  organization and administration; maintaining a learning environment; developing
				  laboratory instructional modules; and conducting learning experiences;
				  and
(C) driving task analysis that
				  includes an introduction to the task of the driver within the highway
				  transportation system with emphasis on risk perception and management and the
				  decision-making process;
(3) possess a valid Texas teaching
				  certificate as defined by the State Board for Educator Certification;
(4) possess a valid Texas driver's license
				  for the type of vehicle used for instruction; and
(5) not have accumulated 6 or more penalty
				  points on a driving record during the preceding 36-month period. The school
				  must use the standards for assessing penalty points for convictions of traffic
				  law violations and accident involvements established under Texas Transportation
				  Code, Chapter 708, Subchapter B. Instructors that accumulated 6 or more penalty
				  points during the preceding 36-month period cannot be issued an endorsement
				  until it is documented that the accumulated penalty is less than 6
				  points.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING DRIVER EDUCATION STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS, AND COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES › Section 75.1003 - Teaching Assistants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An individual
				  may be employed as a teaching assistant in a driver education program under the
				  direction of a supervising driver education teacher after completing one of the
				  following programs.
(1) Teaching assistant
				  (full). An individual may be approved as a teaching assistant (full) to conduct
				  behind-the-wheel, observation, multicar range, and simulator training
				  instruction to minors or adults; to assist certified teachers in the classroom
				  phase of driver education provided the instructor is present and in the room;
				  and to serve as a temporary substitute instructor in the classroom phase of
				  driver education for no more than 25% of a driver education classroom program
				  by successfully completing:
(A) a program of
				  study in driver education approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
				  Applications are available from the TEA that must be submitted and approved by
				  TEA before the training program begins;
(B) nine semester hours of driver and traffic
				  safety education from an approved university that are required for driver
				  education teacher endorsement; or
(C) nine semester hours of driver and traffic
				  safety education instructor training as outlined in Texas Education Code,
				  Chapter 1001.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1021 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter apply only to school
					 districts receiving federal career and technical education
					 funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1022 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As specified
				  in the Texas Education Code, §
										29.182,
				  career and technical education is established as an integral part of the total
				  education system and constitutes an option for student learning that provides a
				  rigorous course of study that:
(1)
				  incorporates competencies leading to academic and technical skill
				  attainment;
(2) leads to an
				  industry-recognized license, credential, or certificate or, at the
				  postsecondary level, an associate or baccalaureate degree;
(3) includes opportunities for students to
				  earn college credit for coursework; and
(4) includes, as an integral part of the
				  program, participation by students and teachers in activities of career and
				  technical student organizations supported by the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
				  and State Board of Education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1024 - Career and Technical Student Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A school district may use federal career
				  and technical education funds to provide opportunities for student
				  participation in approved student leadership organizations and assist career
				  and technical student organizations in accordance with all applicable federal
				  and state laws, rules, and regulations. The following provisions apply to
				  career and technical student organizations.
(1) A student shall not be required to join
				  such an organization.
(2) Student
				  participation in career and technical student organizations shall be governed
				  in accordance with Chapter 76 of this title (relating to Extracurricular
				  Activities).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1025 - Program Evaluations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each district and consortium shall annually evaluate its
					 career and technical education programs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1031 - Voluntary Workforce Training Standards and Agreements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A voluntary workforce training program
				  means a career and technical secondary and postsecondary education program
				  conducted under an agreement as described in §
										75.1033
				  of this title (relating to Certified Program Agreements) or a voluntary program
				  certified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in conjunction with the Texas
				  Workforce Commission that meets the standards prescribed under §
										75.1032
				  of this title (relating to Certification Standards). The voluntary workforce
				  training program must:
(1) integrate a
				  secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and
				  a postsecondary curriculum;
(2)
				  place the participant in job internships;
(3) be designed to continue into
				  postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate's
				  degree or a bachelor's degree;
(4)
				  result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of
				  the participant and increasing the participant's long-term employability in
				  Texas; and
(5) meet recognized or
				  accepted industry standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1032 - Certification Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Entities
				  wishing to sponsor a voluntary workforce training program will apply to the
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA) for certification. The TEA will process
				  applications from secondary and postsecondary sponsors. Applications that
				  include an agreement between a participant and a sponsor that is not a
				  secondary or postsecondary institution will be processed by the TEA in
				  conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission). The Commission's
				  role in the certification process will be to review the applications and inform
				  the TEA of any past violations of Texas Labor Code, Chapter 51 (Employment of
				  Children) and Chapter 61 (Payment of Wages). The TEA will make the final
				  determination of certification and revocation of certifications. Certification
				  will be granted for a period of three years and will be reauthorized
				  automatically every three years unless the program fails to maintain the
				  required certification standards. The TEA may revoke certification at any time
				  for failure to maintain the required certification standards.
(b) Certified programs will agree to submit
				  to the TEA annual documentation of student participants disaggregated by race,
				  ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.
(c) If certified programs are inactive for
				  two years, certification will be automatically revoked.
(d) To be eligible for certification by the
				  TEA, a program must meet the criteria in §
										75.1031(a)
				  of this title (relating to Voluntary Workforce Training Standards and
				  Agreements) and must:
(1) be conducted under
				  an organized, written training plan embodying the terms and conditions of
				  employment, job training, classroom instruction, and supervision of
				  participants and be approved by a sponsoring school district or other
				  sponsoring entity that assumes responsibility to carry out the
				  program;
(2) comply with all local,
				  state, and federal laws, including laws pertaining to fair labor standards and
				  workplace health and safety;
(3)
				  comply with recognized industry standards applicable to the program in which
				  the participant is engaged; and
(4)
				  include an agreement by the employer to assign an employee to serve as a mentor
				  for the participant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1033 - Certified Program Agreements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  certified program must be conducted under a signed written agreement between
				  each participant and the employer. The agreement may include the following:
(1) the name and signature of the
				  participant, the sponsor, the employer, and a parent or guardian of the
				  participant if the participant is under 18 years of age;
(2) a description of the career field in
				  which the participant is to be trained, the academic and technical skills to be
				  attained, and the beginning date and duration of the broad-based training;
				  and
(3) the employer's agreement to
				  provide paid employment, at a base wage not less than the minimum wage, for the
				  participant during the participant's junior and senior years in high school.
				  The agreement may extend after the participant's first year of postsecondary
				  education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 75.1034 - Dispute Resolution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Disputes regarding terms of the certified program agreement
					 and/or postsecondary agreement will be decided between the employer and
					 participant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 76 - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES › Section 76.1001 - Extracurricular Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  extracurricular activity is an activity sponsored by the University
				  Interscholastic League (UIL), the school district board of trustees, or an
				  organization sanctioned by resolution of the board of trustees. The activity is
				  not necessarily directly related to instruction of the essential knowledge and
				  skills but may have an indirect relation to some areas of the curriculum.
				  Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, public
				  performances, contests, demonstrations, displays, and club activities, with the
				  exception of public performances specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
				  subsection.
(1) In addition, an activity
				  shall be subject to the provisions for an extracurricular activity if any one
				  of the following criteria apply:
(A) the
				  activity is competitive;
(B) the
				  activity is held in conjunction with another activity that is considered to be
				  extracurricular;
(C) the activity
				  is held off campus, except in a case in which adequate facilities do not exist
				  on campus;
(D) the general public
				  is invited; or
(E) an admission is
				  charged.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 76 - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES › Section 76.1003 - Extracurricular Athletic Activity Safety Training Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commissioner of education, in
				  compliance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.202, adopts the
				  Extracurricular Activity Safety Training Program, provided by the University
				  Interscholastic League, as an extracurricular athletic activity safety training
				  program.
(b) The commissioner of
				  education, in compliance with the TEC, §33.202, adopts the educational
				  requirements for licensure as a licensed athletic trainer, as set forth in 22
				  TAC § 871.7(relating to Qualifications) and 22 TAC § 871.12(relating
				  to Continuing Education Requirements), as an extracurricular athletic activity
				  safety training program.
(c) The
				  following persons must satisfactorily complete an adopted extracurricular
				  athletic activity safety training program specified in subsection (a) or (b) of
				  this section:
(1) a coach or sponsor for an
				  extracurricular athletic activity;
(2) a trainer, except as provided by
				  subsection (b) of this section;
(3)
				  a director responsible for a school marching band; and
(4) a physician who is employed by a school
				  or school district or who volunteers to assist with an extracurricular athletic
				  activity, except as provided by subsection (d) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter A - GIFTED/TALENTED EDUCATION › Section 89.1 - Student Assessment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
School districts shall develop written policies on student
					 identification that are approved by the local board of trustees and
					 disseminated to parents. The policies must:
(1) include provisions for ongoing screening
				  and selection of students who perform or show potential for performing at
				  remarkably high levels of accomplishment in the areas defined in the Texas
				  Education Code, §
										29.121;
(2) include assessment measures collected
				  from multiple sources according to each area defined in the Texas State Plan
				  for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students;
(3) include data and procedures designed to
				  ensure that students from all populations in the district have access to
				  assessment and, if identified, services for the gifted/talented
				  program;
(4) provide for final
				  selection of students to be made by a committee of at least three local
				  district educators who have received training in the nature and needs of gifted
				  students; and
(5) include
				  provisions regarding furloughs, reassessment, exiting of students from program
				  services, transfer students, and appeals of district decisions regarding
				  program placement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter A - GIFTED/TALENTED EDUCATION › Section 89.2 - Professional Development

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
School districts shall ensure that:
(1) prior to assignment in the program,
				  teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the program
				  for gifted students have a minimum of 30 hours of staff development that
				  includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students, assessing student needs,
				  and curriculum and instruction for gifted students;
(2) teachers without training required in
				  paragraph (1) of this section who provide instruction and services that are
				  part of the gifted/talented program must complete the 30-hour training
				  requirement within one semester;
(3) teachers who provide instruction and
				  services that are a part of the program for gifted students receive a minimum
				  of six hours annually of professional development in gifted education;
				  and
(4) administrators and
				  counselors who have authority for program decisions have a minimum of six hours
				  of professional development that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented
				  students and program options.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter A - GIFTED/TALENTED EDUCATION › Section 89.3 - Student Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
School districts shall provide an array of learning
					 opportunities for gifted/talented students in kindergarten through Grade 12 and
					 shall inform parents of the opportunities. Options must include:
(1) instructional and organizational patterns
				  that enable identified students to work together as a group, to work with other
				  students, and to work independently;
(2) a continuum of learning experiences that
				  leads to the development of advanced-level products and performances;
(3) in-school and, when possible,
				  out-of-school options relevant to the student's area of strength that are
				  available during the entire school year; and
(4) opportunities to accelerate in areas of
				  strength.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter A - GIFTED/TALENTED EDUCATION › Section 89.5 - Program Accountability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
School districts shall ensure that student assessment and
					 services for gifted/talented students comply with accountability standards
					 defined in the Texas State Plan for the Education of the
					 Gifted/Talented.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.41 - Policy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Education Agency shall be the only agency in
					 Texas authorized to issue a certificate of high school equivalency. Tests shall
					 be administered by authorized contracted testing centers under applicable state
					 law and rules of the State Board of Education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.42 - Official Testing Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Entities
				  eligible to serve as official computer-based testing centers include:
(1) an accredited school district;
(2) an institution of higher
				  education;
(3) an education service
				  center;
(4) a local workforce
				  development board;
(5) a United
				  States Department of Labor One-Stop Career Center;
(6) a United States Department of Labor Job
				  Corps Center;
(7) a public or
				  private correctional institution;
(8) a public or private technical institution
				  or career preparation school;
(9)
				  any other public or private postsecondary institution offering academic or
				  technical education or vocational training under a certificate program or an
				  associate degree program; and
(10)
				  an independent, stand-alone testing center.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.43 - Eligibility for a Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant for a certificate of high
				  school equivalency shall meet the following requirements.
(1) Residence. The applicant must be a
				  resident of Texas or a member of the United States armed forces stationed at a
				  Texas installation.
(2) Age.
(A) The applicant must be at least 18 years
				  old.
(B) An applicant who is 17
				  years of age is eligible with parental or guardian consent. An applicant who is
				  17 years of age must submit permission of the applicant's parent or guardian
				  according to procedures established by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). An
				  applicant who is 17 years of age and married, who has entered military service,
				  who has been declared an adult by the court, or who has otherwise legally
				  severed the child/parent relationship is not required to present parent or
				  guardian permission to be tested.
(C) An applicant who is at least 16 years of
				  age may test if recommended by a public agency having supervision or custody
				  under a court order. Recommendations must include the applicant's name and date
				  of birth and must be submitted according to procedures established by the TEA
				  by an official of the public agency having supervision or custody of the person
				  under a court order. An applicant who is at least 16 years old may also test
				  if:
(i) required to take the examination under
				  a court order issued under the Texas Family Code, §
													65.103(a)(3);
(ii) enrolled in a Job Corps training program
				  under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 United States Code, §§
				  2801 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments; or
(iii) enrolled in the Texas Military
				  Department's Texas ChalleNGe Academy program.
(3) Educational status. The applicant must
				  not have received a high school diploma from an accredited high school in the
				  United States. The applicant must not be enrolled in school, unless the
				  applicant is enrolled in a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) approved by
				  the TEA. A student who is 17 years of age is eligible to test if the student is
				  enrolled in an HSEP approved by the TEA. The student must comply with the
				  provisions of the HSEP.
(4) Minimum
				  test scores. An applicant must achieve the appropriate minimum standard scores
				  in effect at the time the applicant tested as established by the TEA or the
				  designated test organization, as appropriate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.44 - Identification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Test centers shall require each examinee to present a
					 driver's license or Texas Department of Public Safety identification card, or a
					 government issued identification card (both national and foreign), provided
					 that the identification includes date of birth, photograph, address, and
					 signature. The examinee must also meet the age, residency, and other
					 requirements of this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.45 - Retesting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An examinee may retest in accordance with retest policies
					 of the examination provider.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.46 - Accommodations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Reasonable and appropriate accommodations
				  shall be provided to applicants with documented disabilities that prevent fair
				  access to the high school equivalency examinations.
(b) Requests for accommodations must:
(1) be submitted in writing for approval from
				  the examination provider; and
(2)
				  include appropriate documentation of disability and rationale for each
				  modification requested.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY › Section 89.47 - Issuance of the Certificate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  nonrefundable state administrative fee, calculated by dividing $25 by the
				  number of tests in the battery, will be assessed for each individual test upon
				  registration. A permanent file shall be maintained for all certificates
				  issued.
(b) Duplicate certificates
				  will be issued upon request from the client. The client is required to pay a
				  nonrefundable fee of $5.00 for each request for a duplicate certificate. An
				  additional convenience fee of no more than $2.00 per transaction shall be
				  charged to cover the cost of printing certificates online.
(c) The certificate of high school
				  equivalency shall indicate the language, format, and provider of each test
				  taken by the applicant.
(d) The
				  state administrator appointed by the commissioner of education may disapprove
				  issuance of a certificate or may cancel a certificate under the following
				  conditions:
(1) an applicant does not meet
				  eligibility requirements under §
											89.43
				  of this title (relating to Eligibility for a Texas Certificate of High School
				  Equivalency);
(2) the applicant in
				  any way violates security of the restricted test material;
(3) the applicant presents fraudulent
				  identification or is not who he or she purports to be;
(4) the applicant uses another person's
				  certificate or test scores in an attempt to defraud; or
(5) the applicant willingly allows another
				  person to use his or her certificate or test scores in an attempt to
				  defraud.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter D - SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND SETTINGS › Section 89.62 - Support of Students Enrolled in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Texas School for the Deaf

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For each student enrolled in the Texas
				  School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or Texas School for the Deaf, the
				  school district responsible for providing appropriate special education and
				  related services to the student shall share the cost of the student's education
				  (excluding the summer programs) as provided under the Texas Education Code,
				  §
										30.003.
(1) The information required in accordance
				  with the Texas Education Code, §
											30.003(d),
				  must be submitted in a form prescribed by the commissioner of education within
				  30 calendar days after the student enrolls in the Texas School for the Blind
				  and Visually Impaired or Texas School for the Deaf.
(2) School districts required to remit their
				  shares to the Texas Education Agency in accordance with the Texas Education
				  Code, §
											30.003(d),
				  shall do so within 60 days of notification by the commissioner of
				  education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 89.1001 - Scope and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Special education services shall be provided to eligible students in accordance
					 with all applicable federal law and regulations, state statutes, rules of the
					 State Board of Education (SBOE) and commissioner of education, and the State
					 Plan Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
					 (IDEA).
(b) Education programs
					 under the direction and control of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas
					 School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Texas School for the Deaf, and
					 schools within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall comply with state
					 and federal law and regulations concerning the delivery of special education
					 and related services to eligible students and shall be monitored by the Texas
					 Education Agency in accordance with the requirements identified in subsection
					 (a) of this section.
(c) A school
					 district having a residential facility that is licensed by appropriate state
					 agencies and located within the district's boundaries must provide special
					 education and related services to eligible students residing in the facility.
					 If, after contacting the facility to offer services to eligible students with
					 disabilities, the district determines that educational services are provided
					 through a charter school, approved non-public school, or a facility operated
					 private school, the district is not required to provide services. However, the
					 district shall annually contact the facility to offer services to eligible
					 students with disabilities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Section 89.1011 - Full Individual and Initial Evaluation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Referral of students for a full
					 individual and initial evaluation for possible special education services must
					 be a part of the district's overall, general education referral or screening
					 system. Students experiencing difficulty in the general classroom should be
					 considered for all support services available to all students, such as
					 tutorial; remedial; compensatory; response to evidence-based intervention; and
					 other academic or behavior support services. A student is not required to be
					 provided with interventions for any specific length of time prior to a referral
					 being made or a full individual and initial evaluation being conducted. If the
					 student continues to experience difficulty in the general classroom with the
					 provision of interventions, district personnel must refer the student for a
					 full individual and initial evaluation. A referral for a full individual and
					 initial evaluation may be initiated at any time by school personnel, the
					 student's parents or legal guardian, or another person involved in the
					 education or care of the student.
(b) If a parent submits a written request to
					 a school district's director of special education services or to a district
					 administrative employee for a full individual and initial evaluation of a
					 student, the school district must, not later than the 15th school day after the
					 date the district receives the request:
(1)
					 provide the parent with prior written notice of its proposal to conduct an
					 evaluation consistent with 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.503;
					 a copy of the procedural safeguards notice required by
					 34 CFR,
					 §300.504; and an opportunity to give
					 written consent for the evaluation; or
(2) provide the parent with prior written
					 notice of its refusal to conduct an evaluation consistent with
					 34 CFR,
					 §300.503, and a copy of the procedural
					 safeguards notice required by
					 34 CFR,
					 §300.504.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Section 89.1035 - Age Ranges for Student Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Pursuant to state and federal law,
					 services provided in accordance with this subchapter must be available to all
					 eligible students ages 3-21. Services will be made available to eligible
					 students on their third birthday. Graduation with a regular high school diploma
					 pursuant to §89.1070(b)(1), (b)(3)(D), (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(3), or
					 (f)(4)(D) of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements) terminates a
					 student's eligibility to receive services in accordance with this subchapter.
					 An eligible student receiving special education services who is 21 years of age
					 on September 1 of a school year will be eligible for services through the end
					 of that school year or until graduation with a regular high school diploma
					 pursuant to §89.1070(b)(1), (b)(3)(D), (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(3), or
					 (f)(4)(D) of this title, whichever comes first.
(b) In accordance with the Texas Education
					 Code (TEC), §§29.003, 30.002(a), and 30.081, a free appropriate
					 public education must be available from birth to students with visual
					 impairments or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Section 89.1040 - Eligibility Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Special
					 education services. To be eligible to receive special education services, a
					 student must be a "child with a disability," as defined in 34 Code of Federal
					 Regulations (CFR), §300.8(a), subject to the provisions of
					 34 CFR, §
												300.8(c), the Texas
					 Education Code, §
											29.003, and
					 this section. The provisions in this section specify criteria to be used in
					 determining whether a student's condition meets one or more of the definitions
					 in federal regulations or in state law.
(b) Eligibility determination. The
					 determination of whether a student is eligible for special education and
					 related services is made by the student's admission, review, and dismissal
					 committee. Any evaluation or re-evaluation of a student must be conducted in
					 accordance with
					 34 CFR, §§
												300.301-300.306
					 and 300.122. The
					 multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection
					 with the determination of a student's eligibility must include, but is not
					 limited to, the following:
(1) a licensed
					 specialist in school psychology (LSSP), an educational diagnostician, or other
					 appropriately certified or licensed practitioner with experience and training
					 in the area of the disability; or
(2) a licensed or certified professional for
					 a specific eligibility category defined in subsection (c) of this
					 section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Section 89.1047 - Procedures for Special Education Decision-Making for Students in Foster Care

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A foster parent may
					 act as a parent of a child with a disability, in accordance with 34 Code of
					 Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.30, relating to the definition of parent,
					 if requirements of Texas Education Code (TEC), §
											29.015(a),
					 are met, including the completion of the training program described in
					 subsection (c)(1) of this section.
(1) For a
					 foster parent to serve as a student's parent, a school district must ensure
					 that the foster parent has received training described in subsection (c)(1) of
					 this section. The foster parent must complete the training program before the
					 student's next scheduled admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee
					 meeting, but not later than the 90th day after the foster parent begins acting
					 as the parent for the purpose of making special education decisions.
(2) The training program can be conducted or
					 provided by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS), a
					 school district, an education service center, or any entity that receives
					 federal funds to provide Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
					 training to parents. Once an individual has completed the training, the
					 individual may not be required by any school district to complete additional
					 training in order to serve as the parent or the surrogate parent for the
					 student or other students with disabilities who are in foster care. School
					 districts may provide optional ongoing or supplemental training.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES › Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS › Section 89.1050 - The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each school district must establish an
					 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee for each eligible student with
					 a disability and for each student for whom a full individual and initial
					 evaluation is conducted pursuant to §
											89.1011 of this title (relating to
					 Full Individual and Initial Evaluation). The ARD committee is the
					 individualized education program (IEP) team defined in federal law and
					 regulations, including, specifically, 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
					 §300.321. The school district is responsible for all of the functions for
					 which the IEP team is responsible under federal law and regulations and for
					 which the ARD committee is responsible under state law, including the
					 following:
(1)
												34 CFR, §§
													300.320-300.325, and Texas
					 Education Code (TEC), §29.005 (individualized education
					 programs);
(2)
												34 CFR, §§
													300.145-300.147 (relating to
					 placement of eligible students in private schools by a school
					 district);
(3)
												34 CFR, §§
													300.132,
					 300.138, and
					 300.139 (relating to the
					 development and implementation of service plans for eligible students placed by
					 parents in private school who have been designated to receive special education
					 and related services);
(4)
												34 CFR, §
													300.530 and §
												300.531, and TEC, §
												37.004 (disciplinary
					 placement of students with disabilities);
(5)
												34 CFR, §§
													300.302-300.306 (relating to
					 evaluations, re-evaluations, and determination of eligibility);
(6)
												34 CFR, §§
													300.114-300.117 (relating to
					 least restrictive environment);
(7)
					 TEC, §
												28.006 (Reading
					 Diagnosis);
(8) TEC, §
												28.0211 (Satisfactory
					 Performance on Assessment Instruments Required; Accelerated
					 Instruction);
(9) TEC, §
												28.0212 (Junior High
					 or Middle School Personal Graduation Plan);
(10) TEC, §
												28.0213 (Intensive
					 Program of Instruction);
(11) TEC,
					 Chapter 29, Subchapter I (Programs for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of
					 Hearing);
(12) TEC, §
												30.002 (Education for
					 Children with Visual Impairments);
(13) TEC, §
												30.003 (Support of
					 Students Enrolled in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or
					 Texas School for the Deaf);
(14)
					 TEC, §
												33.081
					 (Extracurricular Activities);
(15)
					 TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B (Assessment of Academic Skills); and
(16) TEC, §
												48.102 (Special
					 Education).