Texas Education Code
Sections 1–300
- § 1.001APPLICABILITY
- § 1.002EQUAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OR OPPORTUNITIES
- § 1.003THE FLYING OF THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS
- § 1.004DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO
- § 1.0041DISPLAY OF TEN COMMANDMENTS
- § 1.005EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTERS
- § 1.006EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
- § 1.007COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY POLICY
- § 1.009INFRINGEMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PROHIBITED
- § 1.010PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF HOME SCHOOLS
- § 4.001PUBLIC EDUCATION MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
- § 4.002PUBLIC EDUCATION ACADEMIC GOALS
- § 5.001DEFINITIONS
- § 5.002REFERENCES TO TEXTBOOK
- § 5.003APPEAL
- § 7.001DEFINITION
- § 7.002TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: COMPOSITION AND PURPOSE
- § 7.003LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY
- § 7.004SUNSET PROVISION
- § 7.005COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES OF EDUCATION
- § 7.006COORDINATION OF RECORDS
- § 7.008PUBLIC ACCESS TO PEIMS DATA
- § 7.010ELECTRONIC STUDENT RECORDS SYSTEM
- § 7.012MODEL DATA-SHARING AGREEMENTS
- § 7.021TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY POWERS AND DUTIES
- § 7.022INTERNAL AUDIT
- § 7.023AGENCY EMPLOYMENT POLICY
- § 7.024INVESTMENT CAPITAL FUND
- § 7.025YMCA ACCOUNT
- § 7.026DONATIONS FOR USE RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) INSTRUCTION
- § 7.027TEXAS MUSIC FOUNDATION ACCOUNT
- § 7.028LIMITATION ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING
- § 7.029MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE
- § 7.031GRANTS
- § 7.037REPORTING SCHEDULE
- § 7.040POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- § 7.0405POSTING OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES
- § 7.043STATEWIDE GOAL FOR CAREER READINESS
- § 7.051SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER
- § 7.052TERM OF OFFICE
- § 7.053REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
- § 7.054QUALIFICATION
- § 7.055COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION POWERS AND DUTIES
- § 7.056WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS
- § 7.0561TEXAS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM
- § 7.057APPEALS
- § 7.059MATHEMATICS HOMEWORK AND GRADING SERVICE
- § 7.060REDUCING PAPERWORK
- § 7.061FACILITIES STANDARDS
- § 7.0611FACILITY USAGE REPORT
- § 7.062SCIENCE LABORATORY GRANT PROGRAM
- § 7.063PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE PROMOTION
- § 7.064CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM
- § 7.065TEACHING AND LEARNING CONDITIONS SURVEY
- § 7.070COORDINATION OF DATA COLLECTION
- § 7.101COMPOSITION
- § 7.102STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION POWERS AND DUTIES
- § 7.103ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP
- § 7.104TERMS
- § 7.105COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
- § 7.1051PERSONNEL
- § 7.106MEETINGS
- § 7.107OFFICERS
- § 7.108PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OR ACTIVITY
- § 7.109DESIGNATION AS STATE BOARD FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
- § 7.110PUBLIC TESTIMONY
- § 7.111HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATIONS
- § 7.112REPRESENTATION OF PUBLISHER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY FORMER MEMBER OF BOARD
- § 7.113EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD
- § 8.001ESTABLISHMENT
- § 8.002PURPOSE
- § 8.003GOVERNANCE
- § 8.004EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- § 8.005EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION
- § 8.006IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY
- § 8.007TRANSFERABILITY OF LEAVE
- § 8.008APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
- § 8.009APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- § 8.011NEPOTISM PROHIBITION
- § 8.012CONTRACT MANAGEMENT GUIDE
- § 8.051CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
- § 8.052STATE INITIATIVES
- § 8.053ADDITIONAL SERVICES
- § 8.0531INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY A COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS
- § 8.054PROHIBITION ON REGULATORY FUNCTION
- § 8.055REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER PROPERTY
- § 8.056LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN SERVICES
- § 8.057ASSISTANCE WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION
- § 8.058CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE TRAINING
- § 8.061DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST
- § 8.064SCHOOL SAFETY SUPPORT
- § 8.101PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND INDICATORS
- § 8.102DATA REPORTING
- § 8.103ANNUAL EVALUATION
- § 8.104SANCTIONS
- § 8.121FUNDING FOR CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
- § 8.122INCENTIVE FUNDING FOR DISTRICT EFFICIENCIES
- § 8.123FUNDING FOR STATE INITIATIVES
- § 8.124INNOVATIVE AND EMERGENCY GRANTS
- § 8.125CONTRACTS FOR GRANTS
- § 8.151DEFINITIONS
- § 8.152EMPLOYMENT OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCE
- § 8.153INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
- § 8.154SUPERVISION OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
- § 8.155DUTIES OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
- § 8.156PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT REQUIRED
- § 8.157DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING
- § 8.158REPORT
- § 10.001DEFINITIONS
- § 10.002INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM
- § 10.003LEAD AGENCY DUTIES
- § 10.004COOPERATING ENTITIES
- § 10.005REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
- § 10.006FUNDING; ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS
- § 11.001ACCREDITATION
- § 11.002RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
- § 11.003ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
- § 11.005PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DUTIES
- § 11.006PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTRATORS
- § 11.011ORGANIZATION
- § 11.051GOVERNANCE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; NUMBER OF TRUSTEES
- § 11.0511STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS
- § 11.052SINGLE-MEMBER TRUSTEE DISTRICTS
- § 11.053OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF SINGLE-MEMBER PLAN OR REDISTRICTING
- § 11.054ELECTING TRUSTEES BY CUMULATIVE VOTING
- § 11.055APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT
- § 11.056WRITE-IN VOTING
- § 11.057DETERMINATION OF RESULTS; OPTIONAL MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT
- § 11.058ELECTION BY POSITION
- § 11.0581JOINT ELECTIONS REQUIRED
- § 11.059TERMS
- § 11.060VACANCIES
- § 11.061QUALIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES; COMPENSATION
- § 11.062ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
- § 11.0621MEETINGS
- § 11.063ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT
- § 11.064FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY TRUSTEE
- § 11.065APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN DISTRICTS
- § 11.066ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES
- § 11.067PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITY BY VENDOR
- § 11.151IN GENERAL
- § 11.1511SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
- § 11.1512COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT
- § 11.1513EMPLOYMENT POLICY
- § 11.1514SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
- § 11.1515OVERSIGHT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
- § 11.1516DISTRICT DATA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
- § 11.1518TRUSTEE INFORMATION
- § 11.152TAXES; BONDS
- § 11.153SALE OF MINERALS
- § 11.154SALE OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN MINERALS
- § 11.1541DONATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
- § 11.1542OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL OFFER FOR DISTRICT FACILITY
- § 11.1543CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENT FOR FACILITIES USE OR FOR SERVICES
- § 11.155EMINENT DOMAIN
- § 11.156DONATIONS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- § 11.157CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
- § 11.158AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES
- § 11.159MEMBER TRAINING AND ORIENTATION
- § 11.160CHANGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME
- § 11.161FRIVOLOUS SUIT OR PROCEEDING
- § 11.162SCHOOL UNIFORMS
- § 11.164RESTRICTING WRITTEN INFORMATION
- § 11.165ACCESS TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES
- § 11.166OPERATION ON CAMPUS OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
- § 11.167OPERATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
- § 11.168USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; EXCEPTION
- § 11.169ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED
- § 11.170INTERNAL AUDITOR
- § 11.171SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY
- § 11.173USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
- § 11.174CONTRACT REGARDING OPERATION OF DISTRICT CAMPUS
- § 11.175SCHOOL CYBERSECURITY
- § 11.178PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCES FOR HOTEL
- § 11.179SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN LEASED DISTRICT FACILITIES
- § 11.182BOARD IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION TOOL
- § 11.184EFFICIENCY AUDIT
- § 11.185EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY PLANS
- § 11.186COLLEGE, CAREER, AND MILITARY READINESS PLANS
- § 11.201SUPERINTENDENTS
- § 11.202PRINCIPALS
- § 11.251PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
- § 11.252DISTRICT-LEVEL PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING
- § 11.253CAMPUS PLANNING AND SITE-BASED DECISION-MAKING
- § 11.254STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
- § 11.255DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW
- § 11.301APPLICATION OF FORMER LAW
- § 11.302PUBLIC INFORMATION
- § 11.303MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
- § 11.304WRITE-IN VOTING: COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION
- § 11.351AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- § 11.352GOVERNANCE OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT
- § 11.353ADMISSION AND ATTENDANCE
- § 11.354ABOLITION OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICT
- § 11.355ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY BY CERTAIN SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICTS
- § 11.356SUPPORT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
- § 11.401SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY: ASSISTANCE WITH SOCIAL TRANSITIONING PROHIBITED
- § 11.402RELIEF
- § 12A.001AUTHORIZATION
- § 12.001PURPOSES OF CHAPTER
- § 12.0011ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF OPERATION
- § 12A.002PUBLIC HEARING
- § 12.002CLASSES OF CHARTER
- § 12A.003LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN
- § 12.003AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GRANT OTHER CHARTERS
- § 12A.004LIMITATION OF PERMISSIBLE EXEMPTIONS
- § 12A.005ADOPTION OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL
- § 12A.006TERM
- § 12A.007AMENDMENT, RESCISSION, OR RENEWAL OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN
- § 12A.0071POSTING OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN
- § 12A.008TERMINATION BY COMMISSIONER
- § 12A.009COMMISSIONER RULEMAKING
- § 12.011AUTHORIZATION AND STATUS
- § 12.012APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO HOME-RULE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- § 12.013APPLICABILITY OF TITLE
- § 12.014APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER COMMISSION
- § 12.015CHARTER COMMISSION
- § 12.016CONTENT
- § 12.017DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH VOTING RIGHTS ACT
- § 12.018LEGAL REVIEW
- § 12.019CHARTER ELECTION
- § 12.020CHARTER AMENDMENT
- § 12.021ADOPTION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT
- § 12.022MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIRED
- § 12.023CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT
- § 12.024EFFECT OF RECORDING CHARTER OR CHARTER AMENDMENT
- § 12.025GOVERNANCE
- § 12.026CHANGE IN GOVERNING BODY
- § 12.027BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION OF CHARTER
- § 12.0271FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE OR TERMINATE OR REFUSE SERVICES FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS
- § 12.028PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION
- § 12.029STATUS OF DISTRICT IN CASE OF ANNEXATION OR CONSOLIDATION
- § 12.030RESCISSION OF CHARTER
- § 12.051DEFINITIONS
- § 12.052AUTHORIZATION
- § 12.0521ALTERNATIVE AUTHORIZATION
- § 12.0522DISTRICT CHARTER AUTHORIZATION
- § 12.053COOPERATIVE CAMPUS CHARTER
- § 12.0531PERFORMANCE CONTRACT; DURATION OF CHARTER
- § 12.0532NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
- § 12.054AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER
- § 12.055APPLICABILITY OF LAWS AND RULES TO CAMPUS OR PROGRAM GRANTED CHARTER
- § 12.056APPLICABILITY OF TITLE
- § 12.057STATUS
- § 12.058CHARTER POLICY
- § 12.059CONTENT
- § 12.060FORM
- § 12.061CHARTER GRANTED
- § 12.062REVISION
- § 12.063BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION
- § 12.0631FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE OR TERMINATE OR REFUSE SERVICES FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS
- § 12.064PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION
- § 12.065ADMISSION
- § 12.101AUTHORIZATION
- § 12.1011CHARTER AUTHORIZATION FOR HIGH-PERFORMING ENTITIES
- § 12.1012DEFINITIONS
- § 12.10125OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL NOT IN OPERATION
- § 12.1013CHARTER AUTHORIZER ACCOUNTABILITY
- § 12.1014AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANT OF CHARTERS FOR SCHOOLS PRIMARILY SERVING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
- § 12.102AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER
- § 12.103GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF LAWS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL
- § 12.104APPLICABILITY OF TITLE
- § 12.105STATUS
- § 12.1051APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION LAWS
- § 12.1052APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS
- § 12.1053APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING
- § 12.1054APPLICABILITY OF LAWS RELATING TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- § 12.1055APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS
- § 12.1056IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT
- § 12.1057MEMBERSHIP IN TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
- § 12.1058APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS
- § 12.1059REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
- § 12.106STATE FUNDING
- § 12.1061RECOVERY OF CERTAIN FUNDS
- § 12.107STATUS AND USE OF FUNDS
- § 12.1071EFFECT OF ACCEPTING STATE FUNDING
- § 12.108TUITION AND FEES RESTRICTED
- § 12.109TRANSPORTATION
- § 12.110APPLICATION
- § 12.1101NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPUS
- § 12.111CONTENT
- § 12.112FORM
- § 12.113CHARTER GRANTED
- § 12.114REVISION
- § 12.1141RENEWAL OF CHARTER; DENIAL OF RENEWAL; EXPIRATION
- § 12.115BASIS FOR CHARTER REVOCATION OR MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE
- § 12.1151FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OR REFUSE TO HIRE OR TERMINATE OR REFUSE SERVICES FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS
- § 12.116PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION, MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE, OR DENIAL OF RENEWAL
- § 12.1161EFFECT OF REVOCATION, DENIAL OF RENEWAL, OR SURRENDER OF CHARTER
- § 12.1162ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS
- § 12.1163AUDIT BY COMMISSIONER
- § 12.1164NOTICE TO TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
- § 12.1166RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
- § 12.1167APPRAISAL OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
- § 12.1168FINANCIAL REPORT OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS
- § 12.117ADMISSION
- § 12.1171ADMISSION TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS SPECIALIZING IN PERFORMING ARTS
- § 12.1173COMMON ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM; WAITING LIST FOR ADMISSION
- § 12.1174ENROLLMENT AND WAITING LIST REPORT
- § 12.118EVALUATION OF OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS