Texas Education Code
§ 7.111 — HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATIONS
ED § 7.111Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 7. STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. D. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall provide for the administration of high school equivalency examinations. (a-1) A person who does not have a high school diploma may take the examination in accordance with rules adopted by the board if the person is:
(1)over 17 years of age;
(2)16 years of age or older and:
(A)is enrolled in a Job Corps training program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments;
(B)a public agency providing supervision of the person or having custody of the person under a court order recommends that the person take the examination; or
(C)is enrolled in the Texas Military Department's Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 818 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (S.B. 1094), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 339 (H.B. 2058), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 6(a), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 6(b), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 5.001(a), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 5.001(b), eff. September 1, 2015.