Texas Education Code

§ 29.553 — P-TECH PROGRAM

ED § 29.553Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. N. PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (P-TECH) PROGRAM

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(a)The commissioner shall establish and administer a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program for students who wish to participate in a work-based education program.

(b)The P-TECH program must:

(1)be open enrollment;

(2)provide for a course of study that enables a participating student in grade levels 9 through 12 to combine high school courses and postsecondary courses;

(3)allow a participating student to complete high school and, on or before the sixth anniversary of the date of the student's first day of high school:

(A)receive a high school diploma and an associate degree, a two-year postsecondary certificate, or industry certification; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 189 (S.B. 22), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.