Texas Education Code

§ 48.003 — STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

ED § 48.003Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part I. SCHOOL FINANCE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT · Ch. 48. FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A student is entitled to the benefits of the Foundation School Program if, on September 1 of the school year, the student:

(1)is 5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age and:

(A)has not graduated from high school; or

(B)has graduated from high school but is:

(i)enrolled in a school district at a campus designated as a P-TECH school under Section 29.556 or in a school district participating in a partnership under Section 29.912; and

(ii)completing a course of study offered through an articulation agreement or memorandum of understanding with an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, and the district described by Subparagraph (i), as applicable, under the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program under Section 29.912, regardless of whether the student is enrolled in the district providing the course of study;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 20, eff. May 31, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 120), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 6.13, eff. September 1, 2025.