Texas Education Code
§ 29.402 — PARTNERSHIP
ED § 29.402Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. K. PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DROPOUT RECOVERY
Statute text
View on source(a)A public junior college may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more school districts located in the public junior college district to provide on the campus of the public junior college a dropout recovery program for students described by Subsection (b) to successfully complete and receive a diploma from a high school of the appropriate partnering school district. (a-1) A public junior college with a service area located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three million may enter into an articulation agreement described by Subsection (a) with any school district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three million.
(b)A person who is under 26 years of age is eligible to enroll in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter if the person:
(1)must complete not more than three course credits to complete the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program for high school graduation; or
(2)has failed to perform satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) or an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 (S.B. 1031), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007.
(c)A public junior college under this section shall:
(1)design a dropout recovery curriculum that includes career and technology education courses that lead to industry or career certification;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (S.B. 860), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 24(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1177 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.