Tex. Education Code § 7.031
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 7.031, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 7.031. GRANTS.
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(a) The agency may seek, accept, and distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other public or private entity for the benefit of public education, subject to the limitations or conditions imposed by the terms of the grants or by other law.
(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, the commissioner may determine, solely for purposes of the program's eligibility to receive federal grant funds, for the purpose of technology services and support, that a Head Start program operated in this state by a school district or a community-based organization serves the function of an elementary school by providing elementary education at one or more program facilities.
(c) A determination by the commissioner under Subsection (b):
(1) does not entitle a Head Start program to receive state funds for which the program would not otherwise be eligible;
(2) may not reduce the amount of federal grant funds available for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools; and
(3) may not be appealed.
(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, the commissioner may determine, solely for purposes of the program's eligibility to receive federal grant funds, for the purpose of technology services and support, that a Head Start program operated in this state by a school district or a community-based organization serves the function of an elementary school by providing elementary education at one or more program facilities.
(c) A determination by the commissioner under Subsection (b):
(1) does not entitle a Head Start program to receive state funds for which the program would not otherwise be eligible;
(2) may not reduce the amount of federal grant funds available for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools; and
(3) may not be appealed.
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