Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 29.3585. PROVIDER AND VENDOR SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL. (a) The comptroller shall immediately suspend a preapproved education service provider or vendor of educational products on finding that the provider or vendor: (1) is ineligible under this subchapter for participation in …

Sec. 29.359. APPROVED EDUCATION-RELATED EXPENSES. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a participating parent may request that program money be spent only for the following education-related expenses incurred by a participating child at a preapproved education service provider or vendo…

Sec. 29.360. PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. (a) The comptroller shall disburse from the program fund to each certified educational assistance organization the amount specified under Section 29.361(a) for each participating child served by the organization. (b) To initiate payment to an ed…

Sec. 29.361. AMOUNT OF TRANSFER TO PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT; FINANCING. (a) Regardless of the deadline by which the participating parent applies for enrollment in the program under Section 29.356(a) and except as provided by Subsections (b), (b-1), and (d) of this section, a certified…

Sec. 29.3611. ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. If a child ceases participation in the program during a school year due to the child's enrollment in a school district or open-enrollment charter school: (1) the district or school is entitled to receive, in addition to other funding to …

Sec. 29.3615. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; EVALUATIONS. (a) The parent of a child who is not enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school may request that a school district conduct a full individual and initial evaluation of the child for purposes of dete…

Sec. 29.362. ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS. (a) On receipt of money distributed by the comptroller for purposes of making transfers to the accounts of participating children, a certified educational assistance organization shall hold that money in trust for the benefit of children p…

Sec. 29.363. AUDITING. (a) The comptroller shall contract with a private entity to audit accounts and program participant eligibility data not less than once per year to ensure compliance with applicable law and program requirements. The audit must include a review of: (1) each c…

Sec. 29.364. SUSPENSION OF ACCOUNT. (a) The comptroller shall suspend the account of a participating child who fails to remain in good standing by complying with applicable law or a requirement of the program. (b) On suspension of an account under Subsection (a), the comptroller …

Sec. 29.365. TUITION AND FEES; REFUND PROHIBITED. (a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products may not charge a participating child an amount greater than the standard amount charged for that service or product by the provider or vendor. (b) An education se…

Sec. 29.366. REFERRAL TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY. If the comptroller obtains evidence of fraudulent use of an account or money distributed under the program or any other violation of law by a certified educational assistance organization, education service provider or vendor of educati…

Sec. 29.367. SPECIAL EDUCATION NOTICE. (a) A certified educational assistance organization shall post on the Internet website established and maintained for the program and provide to each parent who submits an application for the program a notice that: (1) states that a private …

Sec. 29.368. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, PROVIDER, AND VENDOR AUTONOMY. (a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products that receives money distributed under the program is not a recipient of federal financial assistance and may not be considered to be a state actor …

Sec. 29.369. STUDENT RECORDS AND INFORMATION. (a) On request by the participating parent or parent of a child seeking to participate in the program, the school district or open-enrollment charter school that the child would otherwise attend shall provide a copy of the child's sch…

Sec. 29.370. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for any expenses related to the administration of the program, including establishing the program and contracting for the report requir…

Sec. 29.371. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The comptroller, in collaboration with the agency and the certified educational assistance organizations, shall compile program data and produce an annual longitudinal report regarding: (1) the number of program applications received, accepted, and…

Sec. 29.3715. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. (a) The comptroller, in collaboration with the agency and the certified educational assistance organizations, shall collect and report demographic information regarding each participating child. The report must in…

Sec. 29.372. RULES; PROCEDURES. The comptroller shall adopt rules and procedures as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

Sec. 29.373. APPEAL; FINALITY OF DECISIONS. (a) A program participant may appeal to the comptroller an administrative decision made by the comptroller or a certified educational assistance organization under this subchapter, including a decision regarding eligibility, allowable e…

Sec. 29.374. RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN CIVIL ACTION. (a) A program participant, eligible child, education service provider, or vendor of educational products may intervene in any civil action challenging the constitutionality of the program. (b) A court in which a civil action descri…

Sec. 29.402. PARTNERSHIP. (a) A public junior college may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more school districts located in the public junior college district to provide on the campus of the public junior college a dropout recovery program for students …

Sec. 29.403. FINANCING. (a) A public junior college district may receive from each partnering school district for each student from that district enrolled in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter an amount negotiated between the junior college district and that partner…

Sec. 29.404. OTHER FUNDING. (a) To the extent consistent with the General Appropriations Act, a public junior college under this subchapter is eligible to receive dropout prevention and intervention program funds appropriated to the agency. (b) A public junior college under this …

Sec. 29.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "alleged offender resident," "interdisciplinary team," and "state supported living center" have the meanings assigned by Section 555.001, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 2, eff. Ju…

Sec. 29.452. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to an alleged offender resident of a forensic state supported living center designated under Section 555.002, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 2, eff. June 11, 2009. Amen…

Sec. 29.453. SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES. (a) A school district shall provide educational services, including services required under Subchapter A, to each alleged offender resident who is under 22 years of age and otherwise eligible under Section 25.001 to attend school in the dist…

Sec. 29.454. BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT; BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. (a) The discipline of an alleged offender resident by a school district is subject to Sections 37.0021 and 37.004 and to federal law governing the discipline of students with disabilities. (b) A school district in wh…

Sec. 29.455. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) A school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to: (1) establish the duties and responsibilities of the behavi…

Sec. 29.456. FAILURE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CENTER TO AGREE. (a) If a school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center fail to agree on the services required for residents or responsibility for those service…

Sec. 29.457. FUNDING. (a) In addition to other funding to which a school district is entitled under this code, each district in which alleged offender residents attend school is entitled to an annual allotment of $5,100 for each resident in average daily attendance or a different…

Sec. 29.458. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 2, eff. June 11, 2009. SUBCHAPTER N. PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (P-TECH) PROGRAM

Sec. 29.551. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory council" means the P-TECH advisory council. (2) "Articulation agreement" means a written commitment between school districts or open-enrollment charter schools and institutions of higher education to a program designed t…

Sec. 29.552. P-TECH ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The advisory council is composed of: (1) three members representing school districts and open-enrollment charter schools appointed as follows: (A) one member appointed by the governor; (B) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; …

Sec. 29.553. P-TECH PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program for students who wish to participate in a work-based education program. (b) The P-TECH program must: (1) be open enrollment; (2) pr…

Sec. 29.554. ACCIDENT MEDICAL EXPENSE, LIABILITY, AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may obtain accident medical expense, liability, or automobile insurance coverage to prote…

Sec. 29.555. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A student who participates in the P-TECH program while enrolled in a school district or at an open-enrollment charter school is entitled to immunity in the same manner as a professional employee of a school district under Subchapter B, Chapte…

Sec. 29.556. P-TECH SCHOOL DESIGNATION AND GRANT PROGRAM. (a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that implements or seeks to implement the P-TECH program at a campus may apply to the commissioner for designation of the campus as a P-TECH school in accordance with…

Sec. 29.557. RULES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the P-TECH program, including rules to ensure a student participating in the program is not considered for accountability purposes to have dropped out of high school or failed to complete the cu…

Sec. 29.901. MILITARY INSTRUCTION. (a) In each school district in which military instruction is conducted under a state or federal law requiring the district to give bond or otherwise indemnify this state or the United States or any authorized agency of either in an amount and on…

Sec. 29.9015. ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or (e), each school year each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide students in grades 10 through 12 an opportunity to take the Armed Services Vocati…

Sec. 29.9017. NOTICE REGARDING MILITARY-RELATED TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) As part of the high school registration process and annually, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in a Junior Reserve Officers' Trai…

Sec. 29.902. DRIVER EDUCATION. (a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall develop a program of organized instruction in driver education and traffic safety for public school students. A student who will be 15 years of age or older before a driver education and tra…

Sec. 29.9021. WATER SAFETY EDUCATION. The agency by rule shall incorporate a curriculum module on recreational water safety into driver education instruction using the video on recreational water safety produced under Section 12.012, Parks and Wildlife Code, when the agency is no…

Sec. 29.903. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) INSTRUCTION; DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR USE IN CPR AND AED INSTRUCTION. (a) A school district may accept from the agency donations the agency receives under Section 7.026 for use in…

Sec. 29.905. COMMUNITY EDUCATION RELATING TO HATE CRIME LAW. (a) The attorney general, in cooperation with the agency, shall develop a program that provides instruction about state laws on hate crimes: (1) at appropriate grade levels, to students; and (2) to the community at larg…

Sec. 29.906. CHARACTER TRAITS AND PERSONAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION. (a) The State Board of Education shall integrate positive character traits and personal skills into the essential knowledge and skills adopted for kindergarten through grade 12, as appropriate. (b) The State Board of …