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Texas Education Code

§ 28.0253 — TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM

ED § 28.0253Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT · Art. B. ADVANCEMENT, PLACEMENT, CREDIT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD

Statute text

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(a)In this section:
(1)"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)"Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education.
(3)"Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(4)"Program" means the Texas First Early High School Completion Program established under this section.
(b)The agency, in coordination with the coordinating board, shall establish the Texas First Early High School Completion Program to allow public high school students who demonstrate early readiness for college to graduate early from high school. The purpose of the program, in conjunction with the Texas First Scholarship Program established under Subchapter K-1, Chapter 56, is to promote efficiency in the state public education system and incentivize the enrollment of high performing students at eligible institutions.

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 17(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (S.B. 2294), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (S.B. 2294), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.