Tex. Education Code § 38.101
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 38.101, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 38.101. ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school district annually shall assess the physical fitness of students enrolled in grade three or higher in a course that satisfies the curriculum requirements for physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C).
(b) A school district is not required to assess a student for whom, as a result of disability or other condition identified by commissioner rule, the assessment instrument adopted under Section 38.102 is inappropriate.
(b) A school district is not required to assess a student for whom, as a result of disability or other condition identified by commissioner rule, the assessment instrument adopted under Section 38.102 is inappropriate.
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