Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS
Section 89.1403 - Student Eligibility
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 89.1403
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
A student is eligible to participate in a High School Equivalency Program if:
(1) the student has been ordered by a court under Texas Family Code, § 65.103, or by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to:
(A)
participate in a preparatory class for the high school equivalency examination;
or
(B) take the high school
equivalency examination administered under the Texas Education Code (TEC),
§
7.111;
or
(2) the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) the student is
at least 16 years of age at the beginning of the school year or
semester;
(B) the student is at
risk of dropping out of school, as defined by the TEC, §
29.081;
(C) the student and the student's parent, or
person standing in parental relation to the student, agree in writing to the
student's participation; and
(D) at
least two school years have elapsed since the student first enrolled in Grade 9
and the student has accumulated less than one third of the credits required to
graduate under the minimum graduation requirements of the district or
school.
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