Bill Text: TX HB618 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-05 - Laid on the table subject to call [HB618 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB618-Introduced.html

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84R4778 MK-D
By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 618

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas
of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the
Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 19.0043 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.0043. CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE. (a) A school
district shall grant credit to a student toward the academic,
career and technology, or other course requirements for high school
graduation for courses the student successfully completes in the
Windham School District educational programs, provided that the
completed courses meet the standards adopted under Section
28.002(c).
(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a
Windham School District educational program if:
(1) the student successfully completes the curriculum
requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
Section 28.025(a) and complies with Section 39.025; or
(2) the student successfully completes the curriculum
requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an
individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
(c) A Windham School District educational program may issue
a certificate of coursework completion to a student who
successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by
the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) but who fails
to comply with Section 39.025.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.