84R4778 MK-D
 
  By: White of Tyler, Huberty 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.