Title ED, Education Code

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 …

Sec. 29.907. CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK. (a) To educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded, the week in which September 17 falls is designated as Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools. For…

Sec. 29.9071. TEXAS MILITARY HEROES DAY. (a) To educate students about the sacrifices made by brave Texans who have served in the armed forces of the United States, the governor shall designate a day to be known as Texas Military Heroes Day in public schools. (b) Texas Military H…

Sec. 29.9072. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK. (a) In this section, "Holocaust" has the meaning assigned by Section 449.001, Government Code. (b) To educate students about the Holocaust and inspire in students a sense of responsibility to recognize and uphold human value and to preven…

Sec. 29.9073. TEXAS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DAY. (a) The first Friday in April is designated Texas Fruit and Vegetable Day in public schools to promote awareness of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables and to encourage students to consume more fruits and vegetables during Tex…

Sec. 29.9074. FENTANYL POISONING AWARENESS WEEK. (a) To educate students about the dangers posed by the drug fentanyl and the risks of fentanyl poisoning, including overdose, the governor shall designate a week to be known as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week in public schools. (…

Sec. 29.908. EARLY COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner shall establish and administer an early college education program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who wish to accelerate completion of the high school program. For purposes of this subsec…

Sec. 29.910. PROGRAMS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT. (a) The commissioner, in coordination with appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education and school districts, shall develop: (1) a diagnostic and assistance program for each subject assessed by an assessment instrument u…

Sec. 29.911. GENERATION TEXAS WEEK. (a) To educate middle school, junior high school, and high school students about the importance of higher education, each school district and each open-enrollment charter school offering any of those grade levels shall designate one week during…

Sec. 29.912. RURAL PATHWAY EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP (R-PEP) PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "program" means the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program. (b) The commissioner shall establish and administer the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program to incent…

Sec. 29.914. APPLIED SCIENCES PATHWAY PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Certificate program" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Program" means the Applied Sciences Pathway program established under this section. (b) The commi…

Sec. 29.915. FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "program" means the financial literacy pilot program. (b) To the extent funding is available under Subsection (e), the agency by rule shall establish and implement a financial literacy pilot program to provide st…

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…

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 rea…

Sec. 29.918. DROPOUT PREVENTION STRATEGIES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48.104, a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a high dropout rate, as determined by the commissioner, must submit a plan to the commissioner describing the manner in which the district or c…

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 Hanukka…

Sec. 29.922. TEXAS WORKFORCE INNOVATION NEEDS PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Program" means the Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program. (b) The Texas Workforce Innovatio…

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 workp…

Sec. 29.924. BLENDED LEARNING GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "blended learning" means an instructional delivery method that combines classroom and online instruction. (b) From funds appropriated or available for purposes of this section, the commissioner shall establish a gr…

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, engineer…

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) …

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 …

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 acces…

Sec. 29.934. RESOURCE CAMPUS. (a) A school district campus that is eligible under Subsection (b) may apply to the commissioner to be designated as a resource campus that provides quality education and enrichment for campus students. Text of subsection effective until September 01…

Sec. 29.940. FEDERAL GRANT ADMINISTRATION. For a federal grant program under which the agency oversees and administers services to nonpublic schools, the agency shall follow federal disposition rules and procedures to dispose of equipment or supplies that are unused or no longer …

Sec. 30.002. STATE PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, OR WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. (a) The agency shall develop and administer a comprehensive statewide plan for the education of children who are under 22 years of age and who have visual impairm…

Sec. 30.0021. REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. (a) Each child with a visual impairment must receive instruction in an expanded core curriculum required for children with visual impairments to succeed in classroom settings and to derive lasting, practical benefit…

Sec. 30.003. SUPPORT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. (a) For each student enrolled in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Texas School for the Deaf, the school district that is responsi…

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…