Texas Administrative Code

(a) Each school district that has an enrollment of 20 or more students identified as emergent bilingual (EB) students in any language classification in the same grade level district-wide shall offer a bilingual program as described in subsection (b) of this section for the EB stu…

(a) Purpose. A school district that is unable to provide a bilingual and/or an English as a second language (ESL) program as required by §89.1205(a) and (c) of this title (relating to Required Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs) because of an insufficient n…

(a) Each school district required to offer bilingual education through bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program models shall provide each emergent bilingual (EB) student the opportunity to be enrolled in the required program at their grade level. Each student's lev…

(a) For each new student enrolling for the first time in a Texas public school in any grade from prekindergarten through Grade 12, the Texas Education Agency (TEA)-developed home language survey shall be administered. This home language survey will serve as the original and only …

(a) School districts shall by local board policy establish and operate one or more Language Proficiency Assessment Committees (LPACs). The school district shall have on file a policy and procedures for the selection, appointment, and orientation of members of the LPAC(s). (b) The…

(a) The single state-approved English language proficiency test for identification of emergent bilingual (EB) students described in subsection (c) of this section shall be used as part of the standardized, statewide identification process. (b) Within four calendar weeks of initia…

(a) A one-way or two-way dual language immersion (DLI) program model shall address all curriculum requirements specified in Chapter 74, Subchapter A, of this title (relating to Required Curriculum) in the program's partner language and English. (b) A DLI program model shall be a …

(a) of this title (relating to Participation of Non-Emergent Bilingual Students). (b) A two-way DLI program model shall fully disclose candidate selection criteria and ensure that access to the program is not based on race, creed, color, religious affiliation, age, or disability.…

(a) Campus recognition. A school district may recognize one or more of its campuses that implement an exceptional dual language immersion (DLI) program model if the campus meets all of the following criteria. The school shall: (1) meet the minimum requirements stated in §89.1227 …

(a) For students with disabilities, school districts shall utilize the state's criteria for identification of emergent bilingual (EB) students as described in §89.1226(f) of this title (relating to Testing and Classification of Students) and shall establish placement procedures t…

(a) School districts shall fulfill their obligation to provide access to the required bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program to emergent bilingual (EB) students in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.053. (b) School districts may enroll non-EB student…

(a) Bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) programs shall be located in the public schools of the school district with equitable access to all educational resources rather than in separate facilities. (b) In order to provide the required bilingual or ESL programs, schoo…

(a) Identification and placement approval. (1) The parent shall be notified in English and the parent's home language that their child has been identified as an emergent bilingual (EB) student and recommended for placement in the required bilingual or English as a second language…

(a) School districts shall take all reasonable affirmative steps to assign appropriately certified teachers to the required bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) programs in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.061, concerning bilingual and ESL program teach…

(a) Criteria. Summer school programs that are provided under Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.060, for emergent bilingual (EB) students who will be eligible for admission to Kindergarten or Grade 1 at the beginning of the next school year shall be implemented in accordance with th…

(a) All school districts required to implement a bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program shall conduct an annual evaluation in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.053, collecting a full range of data to determine program effectiveness to ensure student…

The purpose of a High School Equivalency Program approved by the commissioner of education is to prepare eligible students to take the high school equivalency examination.

A student is eligible to participate in a High School Equivalency Program if: (1) the student has been ordered by a court under Texas Family Code, §65.103, or by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to: (A) participate in a preparatory class for the high school equivalency exami…

(a) Applicant eligibility. Any school district or open-enrollment charter school may apply for authorization to operate a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP). (b) Cooperative HSEP criteria. A cooperative of school districts or open-enrollment charter schools may apply for perm…

(a) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing board of an open-enrollment charter school must hold a public hearing concerning the proposed application of the district or school before applying to operate a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP). (b) The board o…

(a) A student entering a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) must take: (1) each state assessment instrument required for the student's applicable grade or cohort prior to entering the program; and (2) each state assessment instrument required for the student's applicable grad…

(a) A student may attend a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) a maximum of 600 minutes, or ten hours, of instruction per day. (b) A student may only participate in an HSEP that is operated by the school district or open-enrollment charter school in which the student is enroll…

(a) For a student enrolled in only a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP), the following funding rules apply. (1) A student is counted as in attendance based on the actual number of minutes each school day the student receives instruction in the HSEP and/or traditional classes …

Under the Texas Education Code, §29.087(g), a student enrolled in a High School Equivalency Program may not participate in a competition or activity sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school operating a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) must comply with all assurances in the program application. Approved HSEPs will be required to submit data as stated in the assurances section of the program application. (b…

(a) The commissioner of education may revoke authorization of a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) based on the following factors: (1) noncompliance with application assurances and/or the provisions of this subchapter; (2) lack of program success as evidenced by progress repo…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Case-managed student--A student who is assessed to be in need of and receives Communities In Schools (CIS) services to address acade…

(a) Equitable funding formula. As authorized by the Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.156, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) shall establish the funding of local Communities In Schools (CIS) programs in accordance with this section. State and federal funds remaining after allocation…

(a) Each local Communities In Schools (CIS) program must provide cash contributions to operate the CIS program in an amount equal to at least 25% of the total funding allocated to the local CIS program by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The contribution may be met using private…

(a) A local Communities In Schools (CIS) program or a developing program must submit a grant application each year in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner of education. (b) To remain eligible for grant funding, a local CIS program or a developing program mus…

(a) Each local Communities In Schools (CIS) program is required to serve a specific number of case-managed students each year. The specific number of case-managed students to be served will be identified in the annual grant application. (b) To determine the number of case-managed…

(a) Performance standards for a local Communities In Schools (CIS) program regarding the number of case-managed students served. (1) A local CIS program that fails to serve the number of case-managed students indicated in its grant application by the end of the school year of any…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Caseworker--A person who works on behalf of a student in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Managing Conservator…

(a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall ensure that school records for students who are identified as homeless or in substitute care are transferred to the student's new school after receiving a request for records. (b) Student records must be requested, se…

(a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall develop systems to ease transition of a student who is homeless or in substitute care during the first two weeks of enrollment at a new school. These systems shall include the following: (1) welcome packets containing…

(a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall adopt a local policy to ensure credit, including proportionate credit, has been awarded appropriately to a student who is homeless or in substitute care for coursework completed prior to the student enrolling in or tr…

(a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools must establish procedures to receive, review, and assess student records for the initial course and educational program placement for a student who is homeless or in substitute care upon enrollment at a new school. (b) Scho…

(a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools must develop processes to increase awareness of opportunities available to students who are homeless or in substitute care to participate in extracurricular programs, summer programs, credit transfer services, electronic co…

(a) The provisions of this subsection apply both for students who are homeless and students who are in substitute care. (1) School district and open-enrollment charter school counselors or other designated staff shall work with district McKinney-Vento and foster care liaisons to …

(a) When a student who is homeless or in substitute care transfers into a school district or an open-enrollment charter school after being referred by a previous district or charter school for a special education evaluation, the receiving district or charter school must accept th…

School districts and open-enrollment charter schools must comply with Texas Education Code, §25.007(b)(10), and provide notice in writing to the educational decision-maker and caseworker of a student who is in substitute care regarding events that may significantly impact the edu…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Compensatory education allotment--Funds allocated under the Texas Education Code (TEC), §42.152. (2) Dropout preventio…

(a) Definition. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Pre-adjudication secure detention facility--A secure facility administered by a governing board that includes constr…

School districts shall ensure that: (1) prior to assignment in the program or within one semester of assignment, teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the program for gifted/talented students have a minimum of 30 hours of professional learning that incl…

A licensee is responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, directors, employees, and agents in the conduct of the licensee's business.

Each officer, director, employee, and agent of a licensee shall have a working knowledge of Texas Finance Code, Chapter 351, Property Tax Lenders, known as the "Property Tax Lender License Act" (Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1220), its implementing regulations, Texas Tax Code, §32.06…

A "device, subterfuge, or pretense to evade the application" of this chapter, as used in Texas Finance Code, §351.051(b) (Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1220) refers to any transaction that in form may appear on its face to be something other than a property tax loan, but in substance…