Tex. Education Code § 56.308
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 56.308, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 56.308. NOTIFICATION OF PROGRAM; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The coordinating board shall post on the coordinating board's Internet website and distribute to each eligible institution and to each school district a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter.
(b) Each school district shall:
(1) notify its middle school students, junior high school students, and high school students, those students' teachers and school counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS grant, Teach for Texas grant, and Future Texas Teachers Scholarship programs, the eligibility requirements of each program, the need for students to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school, and sources of information on higher education admissions and financial aid in a manner that assists the district in implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section 11.252(a)(4); and
(2) ensure that each student's official transcript or diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on schedule to complete:
(A) the recommended or advanced high school curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or 28.025; or
(B) for a school district covered by Section 56.304(f)(1), the required portion of the recommended or advanced high school curriculum in the manner described by Section 56.304(f)(2).
(c) The information required by Subsection (b)(2) must be included on a student's transcript not later than the end of the student's junior year.
(d) In addition to the eligibility requirements of Section 56.304, a person who graduated from an accredited private high school or who presents evidence of successful completion of a nontraditional secondary education, as defined by Section 51.9241, is eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter only if the student's official transcript or diploma includes the information required as provided by Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c).
(b) Each school district shall:
(1) notify its middle school students, junior high school students, and high school students, those students' teachers and school counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS grant, Teach for Texas grant, and Future Texas Teachers Scholarship programs, the eligibility requirements of each program, the need for students to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school, and sources of information on higher education admissions and financial aid in a manner that assists the district in implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section 11.252(a)(4); and
(2) ensure that each student's official transcript or diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on schedule to complete:
(A) the recommended or advanced high school curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or 28.025; or
(B) for a school district covered by Section 56.304(f)(1), the required portion of the recommended or advanced high school curriculum in the manner described by Section 56.304(f)(2).
(c) The information required by Subsection (b)(2) must be included on a student's transcript not later than the end of the student's junior year.
(d) In addition to the eligibility requirements of Section 56.304, a person who graduated from an accredited private high school or who presents evidence of successful completion of a nontraditional secondary education, as defined by Section 51.9241, is eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter only if the student's official transcript or diploma includes the information required as provided by Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c).
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