Tex. Education Code § 25.042
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 25.042, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 25.042. TRANSFER OF CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
A school-age child of an employee of a facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is entitled to attend school in a school district adjacent to the district in which the student resides free of any charge to the student's parents or guardian. Any tuition charge required by the admitting district shall be paid by the district from which the student transfers out of any funds appropriated to the facility.
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