Tex. Education Code § 25.045
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 25.045, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 25.045. TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OFFERING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "virtual instruction" means instructional activities delivered to students primarily over the Internet.
(b) If a school district provides notice to the parent or person standing in parental relation to a student enrolled in the district of the district's intent to offer only virtual instruction for more than one grading period during a school year, the student may transfer for that school year to another school district that:
(1) offers in-person instruction during that school year; and
(2) accepts the student's transfer.
(c) A student who transfers to another school district under this section may not be charged tuition. The student is included in the average daily attendance of the district in which the student attends school.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
(b) If a school district provides notice to the parent or person standing in parental relation to a student enrolled in the district of the district's intent to offer only virtual instruction for more than one grading period during a school year, the student may transfer for that school year to another school district that:
(1) offers in-person instruction during that school year; and
(2) accepts the student's transfer.
(c) A student who transfers to another school district under this section may not be charged tuition. The student is included in the average daily attendance of the district in which the student attends school.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
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