CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE.
Tex. EDUC Code § 30.104.
in effect(a) A school district shall grant to a student credit toward the academic course requirements for high school graduation for courses the student successfully completes in Texas Juvenile Justice Department educational programs.
(b) A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a department 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 department educational program may issue a certificate of course-work 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 .
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.