Tex. Education Code § 39.262
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 39.262, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 39.262. TYPES OF AWARDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The governor may present a financial award to the schools or districts that the commissioner determines have demonstrated the highest levels of sustained success or the greatest improvement in achieving the education goals. For each student in average daily attendance, each of those schools or districts is entitled to an amount set for the award for which the school or district is selected by the commissioner, subject to any limitation set by the commissioner on the total amount that may be awarded to a school or district.
(b) The governor may present proclamations or certificates to additional schools and districts determined to have met or exceeded the education goals.
(c) The commissioner may establish additional categories of awards and award amounts for a school or district determined to be successful under Subsection (a) or (b) that are contingent on the school's or district's involvement with paired, lower-performing schools.
(b) The governor may present proclamations or certificates to additional schools and districts determined to have met or exceeded the education goals.
(c) The commissioner may establish additional categories of awards and award amounts for a school or district determined to be successful under Subsection (a) or (b) that are contingent on the school's or district's involvement with paired, lower-performing schools.
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