Tex. Education Code § 51.303
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.303, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.303. ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "dactylology" means the art of communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in the manual alphabets of deaf-mutes.
(b) Any state college or university offering a fully accredited program for teachers of the deaf may offer a three-hour elective course in dactylology.
(c) American Sign Language is recognized as a language, and any state institute of higher education may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. A student is entitled to count credit received for a course in American Sign Language toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the institution of higher education where it is offered.
(b) Any state college or university offering a fully accredited program for teachers of the deaf may offer a three-hour elective course in dactylology.
(c) American Sign Language is recognized as a language, and any state institute of higher education may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. A student is entitled to count credit received for a course in American Sign Language toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the institution of higher education where it is offered.
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