Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 29.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who: (1) ex…

Sec. 29.122. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Using criteria established by the State Board of Education, each school district shall adopt a process for identifying and serving gifted and talented students in the district and shall establish a program for those students in each grade level. A …

Sec. 29.123. STATE PLAN; ASSISTANCE. The State Board of Education shall develop and periodically update a state plan for the education of gifted and talented students to guide school districts in establishing and improving programs for identified students. The regional education …

Sec. 29.151. FREE KINDERGARTEN. The board of trustees of each school district shall establish and maintain one or more kindergartens for the training of children residing in the district who are at least five years of age on September 1 of the school year. Added by Acts 1995, 74t…

Sec. 29.152. OPERATION OF KINDERGARTENS ON HALF-DAY OR FULL-DAY BASIS. A public school kindergarten may be operated on a half-day or a full-day basis at the option of the board of trustees of the school district. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Sec. 29.153. FREE PREKINDERGARTEN FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN. (a) In this section: (1) "Child" includes a stepchild. (2) "Parent" includes a stepparent. (a-1) A district shall offer prekindergarten classes if the district identifies 15 or more children who are eligible under Subsection…

Sec. 29.1531. TUITION-SUPPORTED AND DISTRICT-FINANCED PREKINDERGARTEN. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may offer on a tuition basis or use district funds to provide: (1) an additional half-day of prekindergarten classes to children who are eligible for…

Sec. 29.1532. PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) A school district's prekindergarten program shall be designed to develop skills necessary for success in the regular public school curriculum, including language, mathematics, and social skills. (b) If a school district cont…

Sec. 29.1533. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. Before establishing a new prekindergarten program, a school district shall consider the possibility of sharing use of an existing Head Start or other child-care program site as a prekindergarten site. Added by Acts 2003,…

Sec. 29.1534. NOTIFICATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. (a) In this section, "prekindergarten program" includes prekindergarten programs provided by a private entity through a partnership with the school district. (b) The agency shall develop joint strategies with other state age…

Sec. 29.154. EVALUATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall monitor and evaluate prekindergarten programs as to their developmental appropriateness. The commissioners shall also evaluate the po…

Sec. 29.1543. EARLY EDUCATION REPORTS. (a) The agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website annual district and campus-level reports containing information from the previous school year on early education in school districts and open-enro…

Sec. 29.1544. REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS; AGENCY REPORT. (a) The agency by rule shall require each school district that offers a prekindergarten program under Section 29.153 and each private entity that provides a prekindergarten program u…

Sec. 29.155. KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN GRANTS. (a) From amounts appropriated for the purposes of this section, the commissioner may make grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement or expand kindergarten and prekindergarten programs by: (1) …

Sec. 29.156. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF HEAD START. (a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants for use in providing an educational component to federal Head Start programs or similar government-funded early childhood care and educatio…

Sec. 29.1561. ADMINISTRATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The commissioner may waive a law or rule relating to early childhood care and education programs: (1) to the extent that the law or rule is more restrictive than required by federal law; or (2) to th…

Sec. 29.157. READY TO READ GRANTS. (a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants as provided by this section in support of pre-reading instruction. (b) The commissioner shall establish a competitive grant program for distribution of at least 95 p…

Sec. 29.158. COORDINATION OF SERVICES. (a) In a manner consistent with federal law and regulations, each prekindergarten program provider, Head Start and Early Head Start program provider, and provider of an after-school child-care program provided at a school shall coordinate wi…

Sec. 29.159. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, each provider of government-funded child-care services shall, at the time that a child is enrolled with the provider, furnish to the child's parent information regarding: (1) effectiv…

Sec. 29.160. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. (a) The State Center for Early Childhood Development, in conjunction with a school district, regional education service center, institution of higher education, local government, local workforce development board, or community organization, ma…

Sec. 29.161. SCHOOL READINESS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM. (a) The State Center for Early Childhood Development, in conjunction with the P-16 Council established under Section 61.076, shall develop and adopt a school readiness certification system for use in certifying the effectiveness…

Sec. 29.162. RULES. (a) The commissioner may adopt rules for this subchapter, including rules establishing full-day and half-day minutes of operation requirements as provided by Section 25.081. (b) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this sec…

Sec. 29.164. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program" means a high quality prekindergarten program required under Section 29.153(c-1) to be provided free of tuition or fees in accordance with this subchapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (H.B. 4), Sec. 7, eff. Ma…

Sec. 29.167. HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM AND TEACHER REQUIREMENTS. (a) A school district shall select and implement a curriculum for a prekindergarten program that: (1) includes the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency; (2) measures the progress of students in meeting…

Sec. 29.168. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PLAN. (a) A school district shall develop and implement a family engagement plan to assist the district in achieving and maintaining high levels of family involvement and positive family attitudes toward education. The family engagement plan must be…

Sec. 29.169. PROGRAM EVALUATION. (a) A school district shall: (1) select and implement appropriate methods for evaluating the district's program classes by measuring student progress; and (2) make data from the results of program evaluations available to parents. (b) A school dis…

Sec. 29.171. ELIGIBLE PRIVATE PROVIDERS. (a) A school district that offers a prekindergarten program under this subchapter may enter into a contract with an eligible private provider to provide services or equipment for the program. (b) To be eligible to contract with a school di…

Sec. 29.172. RULES. (a) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. (b) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (H.B. 4), Sec. 7, eff. May 28, 2015. Amended b…

Sec. 29.181. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GOALS. Each public school student shall master the basic skills and knowledge necessary for: (1) managing the dual roles of family member and wage earner; and (2) gaining entry-level employment in a high-skill, high-wa…

Sec. 29.182. STATE PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. (a) The agency shall prepare and biennially update a state plan for career and technology education that sets forth objectives for career and technology education for the next biennium and long-term goals for the follow…

Sec. 29.183. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may conduct and supervise career and technology classes and other educational programs for students and for other persons of all ages and spend local maintenance fund…

Sec. 29.184. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may contract with another school district or with a public or private postsecondary educational institution or trade or technical school that is regulated b…

Sec. 29.185. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The agency shall prescribe requirements for career and technology education in public schools as necessary to comply with federal law. (b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 189 (S.B. 22), Sec. 5…

Sec. 29.187. AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; PROGRAM. (a) In addition to the authority granted under Section 29.183, the board of trustees of a school district may develop and offer a program that provides a rigorous course of study consist…

Sec. 29.188. RECOGNITION OF SUCCESSFUL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM. The governor is encouraged to present a proclamation or certificate to each member of the business and industry community that the Texas Workforce Commission, in cooperation with the agency, determine…

Sec. 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. (a) A student is entitled to a subsidy under this section if: (1) the student: (A) successfully completes the career and technology program of a school district in which the student receives training and instruction for employme…

Sec. 29.191. ACCIDENT, 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, liability, or automobile insurance coverage to protect: (1) a business or entity tha…

Sec. 29.192. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A student who participates in a career and technology program approved by a school district or an open-enrollment charter school is entitled to immunity in the same manner provided under Section 22.053 as a volunteer who is serving as a direc…

Sec. 29.194. SUMMER CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) From funds appropriated or available for the purpose, the commissioner, in cooperation with an appropriate private entity, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to school districts for career and …

Sec. 29.201. PARENTAL CHOICE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, as provided by this subchapter an eligible student may attend a public school in the district in which the student resides or may use a public education grant to attend any other district chosen by th…

Sec. 29.202. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A student is eligible to receive a public education grant or to attend another public school in the district in which the student resides under this subchapter if the student is assigned to attend a public school campus assigned an unacceptable perfo…

Sec. 29.203. FINANCING. (a) A student who under this subchapter uses a public education grant to attend a public school in a school district other than the district in which the student resides is included in the average daily attendance of the district in which the student atten…

Sec. 29.204. NOTIFICATION. (a) Not later than January 1 of each year the commissioner shall, based on the most recent information available, provide notice to each school district in which a campus described by Section 29.202 is located that: (1) identifies each campus in the dis…

Sec. 29.205. CONTRACT AUTHORITY. The board of trustees of a school district may contract under Section 11.157 for the provision of educational services to a district student eligible to receive a public education grant under Section 29.202. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 722,…

Sec. 29.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013. (2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013. (3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. …

Sec. 29.252. AGENCY ROLE IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION. (a) The agency shall: (1) develop, implement, and regulate a comprehensive statewide program for community education services; (2) administer all state and federal funds for community education in this state, other than funds that …