Tex. Education Code § 19.0051
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 19.0051, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 19.0051. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Official statutory text
(a) The Windham School District shall develop and provide an educational program that includes the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma under Section 28.025 or a course of instruction that prepares the person for the high school equivalency examination to each person confined or imprisoned in the department who is not a high school graduate and is:
(1) younger than 18 years of age; or
(2) eligible to receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and younger than 22 years of age.
(b) In developing a person's educational program under Subsection (a), the Windham School District shall consider:
(1) the duration of the person's confinement or imprisonment;
(2) the person's current level of education;
(3) the person's educational goals and preference; and
(4) if applicable, recommendations of the person's admission, review, and dismissal committee.
(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
(1) younger than 18 years of age; or
(2) eligible to receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and younger than 22 years of age.
(b) In developing a person's educational program under Subsection (a), the Windham School District shall consider:
(1) the duration of the person's confinement or imprisonment;
(2) the person's current level of education;
(3) the person's educational goals and preference; and
(4) if applicable, recommendations of the person's admission, review, and dismissal committee.
(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
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