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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to curriculum and eligibility requirements for the |
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provision of local remote learning to qualify for state funding and |
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calculation of average daily attendance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.926 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.926. LOCAL REMOTE LEARNING. (a) A school district |
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may develop procedures and curriculum to provide instruction |
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through virtual courses or programs provided only to district |
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students and that are not provided as part of the state virtual |
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school network under Chapter 30A. |
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(b) A student may only be determined eligible for |
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instruction by local remote learning under this section if the |
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student: |
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(1) is entitled to admission to the district under |
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Section 25.001(b) or is a child of an employee of the district and |
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has been accepted as a transfer in accordance with local policy; |
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(2) is enrolled in the district at all times while |
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participating in local remote learning; and |
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(3) meets any additional criteria, as established by |
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school district, to qualify for local remote learning. |
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(c) This chapter does not affect the provision of |
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instruction to a student located on the physical premises of a |
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school district. |
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(d) Virtual courses offered under this section are not |
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subject to the requirements of Chapter 30A. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.005(h), Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 48.005(h-1) which reads as follows: |
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(h-1) The time that a student participates in local remote |
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learning under Section 29.926 shall be counted as part of the |
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minimum number of instructional hours required for a student to be |
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considered a full-time student in average daily attendance for |
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purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2021. |