Tex. Education Code § 12.137
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.137, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.137. CERTAIN CHARTER HOLDERS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE COMBINED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAMS.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) an open-enrollment charter school designated as a dropout recovery school as described by Section 12.1141(c) if the enrollment of the school consists only of students 16 years of age and older; and
(2) an adult education program provided under the adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an entity granted a charter to operate a charter school described by Subsection (a)(1) and a charter to provide an adult education program described by Subsection (a)(2) may, for the purpose of providing services to students enrolled in the charter school and the adult education program, place students, regardless of the age of the students, at the same facility and in the same classroom setting or learning environment, the same cafeteria, or the same activity sanctioned by the school and the program.
(1) an open-enrollment charter school designated as a dropout recovery school as described by Section 12.1141(c) if the enrollment of the school consists only of students 16 years of age and older; and
(2) an adult education program provided under the adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an entity granted a charter to operate a charter school described by Subsection (a)(1) and a charter to provide an adult education program described by Subsection (a)(2) may, for the purpose of providing services to students enrolled in the charter school and the adult education program, place students, regardless of the age of the students, at the same facility and in the same classroom setting or learning environment, the same cafeteria, or the same activity sanctioned by the school and the program.
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