Texas Education Code

§ 28.025 — HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD

ED § 28.025Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT · Art. B. ADVANCEMENT, PLACEMENT, CREDIT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD

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(a)The State Board of Education by rule shall determine curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program that are consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002. The State Board of Education shall designate the specific courses in the foundation curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1) required under the foundation high school program. Except as provided by this section, the State Board of Education may not designate a specific course or a specific number of credits in the enrichment curriculum as requirements for the program.

(b)A school district shall ensure that each student, on entering ninth grade, indicates in writing an endorsement under Subsection (c-1) that the student intends to earn. A district shall permit a student to choose, at any time, to earn an endorsement other than the endorsement the student previously indicated. A student may graduate under the foundation high school program without earning an endorsement if, after the student's sophomore year:

(1)the student and the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student are advised by a school counselor of the specific benefits of graduating from high school with one or more endorsements; and

(2)the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student files with a school counselor written permission, on a form adopted by the agency, allowing the student to graduate under the foundation high school program without earning an endorsement. (b-1) The State Board of Education by rule shall require that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students successfully complete:

(1)four credits in English language arts under Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2);

(2)three credits in mathematics under Section 28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course authorized under Subsection (b-2);

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 164 (H.B. 25), Sec. 4, eff. May 27, 2005. Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 5.02, eff. May 31, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (S.B. 673), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (H.B. 3485), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 30, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 714 (H.B. 692), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 926 (S.B. 1620), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 16(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 78(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2014. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 2201), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1354 (S.B. 1404), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 149), Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 181), Sec. 1, eff. May 13, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (H.B. 1430), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 2349), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1206 (S.B. 1494), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 63 (S.B. 671), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (S.B. 826), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 513 (S.B. 30), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (S.B. 463), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1088 (H.B. 3593), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 213), Sec. 2, eff. May 7, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 668), Sec. 1.05, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (S.B. 1374), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 165), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 739 (H.B. 678), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.014, eff. June 12, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1603), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 433 (S.B. 1063), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (S.B. 2314), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 911 (H.B. 27), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 911 (H.B. 27), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.04, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2025.