Tex. Education Code § 19.0042
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 19.0042, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 19.0042. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.
Official statutory text
Before a person described by Section 19.005 enrolls in a district career and technical education program, the district must inform the person in writing of:
(1) any rule or policy of a state agency that would impose a restriction or prohibition on the person in obtaining a certificate or license in connection with the career and technical education program;
(2) the total number of district students released during the preceding 10 years who have completed a district career and technical education program that allows for an opportunity to apply for a certificate or license from a state agency and, of those students:
(A) the number who have applied for a certificate or license from a state agency;
(B) the number who have been issued a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(C) the number who have been denied a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(3) the procedures for:
(A) requesting a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102, Occupations Code;
(B) providing evidence of fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of a licensed occupation for purposes of Section 53.023, Occupations Code; and
(C) appealing a state agency's denial of a certificate or license, including deadlines and due process requirements:
(i) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(ii) through any other available avenue.
(1) any rule or policy of a state agency that would impose a restriction or prohibition on the person in obtaining a certificate or license in connection with the career and technical education program;
(2) the total number of district students released during the preceding 10 years who have completed a district career and technical education program that allows for an opportunity to apply for a certificate or license from a state agency and, of those students:
(A) the number who have applied for a certificate or license from a state agency;
(B) the number who have been issued a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(C) the number who have been denied a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(3) the procedures for:
(A) requesting a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102, Occupations Code;
(B) providing evidence of fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of a licensed occupation for purposes of Section 53.023, Occupations Code; and
(C) appealing a state agency's denial of a certificate or license, including deadlines and due process requirements:
(i) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(ii) through any other available avenue.
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