Bill Text: TX SB2188 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the average daily attendance calculation for students over 18 years of age who are in an off home campus instructional arrangement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-23 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB2188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2188-Comm_Sub.html
By: Taylor of Galveston | S.B. No. 2188 | |
(Huberty) | ||
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relating to the average daily attendance calculation for students | ||
over 18 years of age who are in an off home campus instructional | ||
arrangement. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 42.151, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: | ||
(f-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (f), a student who is 18 | ||
years of age or older who has met graduation credit requirements and | ||
is in an off home campus instructional arrangement is a full-time | ||
equivalent student if the student receives 20 hours of contact a | ||
week. A student described by this subsection is a part-time | ||
equivalent student if the student receives 10 hours or more but less | ||
than 20 hours of contact a week. The commissioner may adopt rules | ||
necessary to administer this section. | ||
SECTION 2. The commissioner of education may adopt rules to | ||
administer this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. The commissioner of education is required to | ||
implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates money | ||
specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not | ||
appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commissioner | ||
of education may, but is not required to, implement this Act using | ||
other appropriations available for the purpose. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 | ||
school year. |