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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to educational programs provided by the Windham School |
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District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for certain |
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inmates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 19.0051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.0051. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) The Windham |
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School District shall develop and provide an educational program |
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that includes the curriculum requirements for a high school diploma |
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under Section 28.025 or a course of instruction that prepares the |
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person for the high school equivalency examination to each person |
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confined or imprisoned in the department who is not a high school |
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graduate and is: |
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(1) younger than 18 years of age; or |
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(2) eligible to receive special education services |
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under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and younger than 22 years of age. |
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(b) In developing a person's educational program under |
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Subsection (a), the Windham School District shall consider: |
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(1) the duration of the person's confinement or |
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imprisonment; |
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(2) the person's current level of education; |
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(3) the person's educational goals and preference; and |
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(4) if applicable, recommendations of the person's |
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admission, review, and dismissal committee. |
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(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |