Student Eligibility; Admission

Sec. 12.258. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; ADMISSION. (a) A person who is at least 18 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter if the person: (1) has failed to complete the curriculum requirements for high school graduation; or (2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument required for high school graduation. (b) In admitting students to an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter, an eligible entity shall give priority to a person who has not earned a high school equivalency certificate. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(g), (g-1) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 9, eff. May 31, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 2032), Sec. 6, eff. May 29, 2023.