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Subchapter A. Admission and Enrollment
Section 25.001. Admission - Sec. 25.001. ADMISSION. (a) A person who, on the first...
Section 25.0011. Certain Incarcerated Children - Sec. 25.0011. CERTAIN INCARCERATED CHILDREN. (a) For purposes of Section...
Section 25.002. Requirements for Enrollment - Sec. 25.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT. (a) If a parent or...
Section 25.0021. Use of Legal Surname - Sec. 25.0021. USE OF LEGAL SURNAME. In each public school...
Section 25.0022. Food Allergy Information Requested Upon Enrollment - Sec. 25.0022. FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION REQUESTED UPON ENROLLMENT. (a) In...
Section 25.003. Tuition for Certain Children From Other States - Sec. 25.003. TUITION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN FROM OTHER STATES. (a)...
Section 25.0031. Tuition for Students Holding Certain Student Visas - Sec. 25.0031. TUITION FOR STUDENTS HOLDING CERTAIN STUDENT VISAS. (a)...
Section 25.004. Tuition for Certain Military Dependents Prohibited - Sec. 25.004. TUITION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY DEPENDENTS PROHIBITED. A school...
Section 25.005. Reciprocity Agreements Regarding Military Personnel and Dependents - Sec. 25.005. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS REGARDING MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS. (a)...
Section 25.006. Transition Assistance for Military Dependents - Sec. 25.006. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS. (a) The legislature...
Section 25.007. Transition Assistance for Students Who Are Homeless or in Substitute Care - Sec. 25.007. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR...
Section 25.008. Enrollment in Summer School Course by Person Not Enrolled in District - Sec. 25.008. ENROLLMENT IN SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE BY PERSON NOT...
Subchapter B. Assignments and Transfers
Section 25.031. Assignments and Transfers in Discretion of Governing Board - Sec. 25.031. ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS IN DISCRETION OF GOVERNING BOARD....
Section 25.032. Basis for Assignment or Transfer - Sec. 25.032. BASIS FOR ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER. The board of...
Section 25.033. Assignment or Transfer on Petition of Parent - Sec. 25.033. ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER ON PETITION OF PARENT. The...
Section 25.034. Hearing; Action on Petition; Appeal - Sec. 25.034. HEARING; ACTION ON PETITION; APPEAL. (a) On receiving...
Section 25.0341. Transfer of Students Involved in Sexual Assault - Sec. 25.0341. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a)...
Section 25.0342. Transfer of Students Who Are Victims of or Have Engaged in Bullying - Sec. 25.0342. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF OR...
Section 25.0343. Transfer of Students Residing in Household of Student Receiving Special Education Services - Sec. 25.0343. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS RESIDING IN HOUSEHOLD OF STUDENT...
Section 25.035. Transfers Between Districts or Counties - Sec. 25.035. TRANSFERS BETWEEN DISTRICTS OR COUNTIES. The boards of...
Section 25.036. Transfer of Student - Sec. 25.036. TRANSFER OF STUDENT. (a) Any child, other than...
Section 25.037. Transfer of State Funds - Sec. 25.037. TRANSFER OF STATE FUNDS. On the timely filing...
Section 25.038. Tuition Fee for Transfer Students - Sec. 25.038. TUITION FEE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS. The receiving school...
Section 25.039. Contracts and Tuition for Education Outside District - Sec. 25.039. CONTRACTS AND TUITION FOR EDUCATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT. (a)...
Section 25.040. Transfer to District of Bordering State - Sec. 25.040. TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OF BORDERING STATE. Any child...
Section 25.041. Transfer of Children or Wards of Employees of State Supported Living Centers - Sec. 25.041. TRANSFER OF CHILDREN OR WARDS OF EMPLOYEES OF...
Section 25.042. Transfer of Children of Employees of Texas Juvenile Justice Department Facilities - Sec. 25.042. TRANSFER OF CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS JUVENILE...
Section 25.043. Classroom Placement of Multiple Birth Siblings - Sec. 25.043. CLASSROOM PLACEMENT OF MULTIPLE BIRTH SIBLINGS. (a) In...
Section 25.045. Transfer to District Offering In-Person Instruction - Sec. 25.045. TRANSFER TO DISTRICT OFFERING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. (a) In...
Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance
Section 25.081. Operation of Schools - Sec. 25.081. OPERATION OF SCHOOLS. (a) Except as authorized under...
Section 25.0811. First Day of Instruction - Sec. 25.0811. FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 25.0812. Last Day of School - Sec. 25.0812. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. (a) Except as provided...
Section 25.0815. Operation and Instructional Time Waivers for School Safety Training - Sec. 25.0815. OPERATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WAIVERS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY...
Section 25.082. Pledges of Allegiance; Minute of Silence - Sec. 25.082. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE; MINUTE OF SILENCE. (a) Repealed...
Section 25.0821. Minute of Silence to Commemorate September 11, 2001 - Sec. 25.0821. MINUTE OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001....
Section 25.0822. Patriotic Society Access to Students - Sec. 25.0822. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY ACCESS TO STUDENTS. (a) In this...
Section 25.083. School Day Interruptions - Sec. 25.083. SCHOOL DAY INTERRUPTIONS. (a) The board of trustees...
Section 25.084. Year-Round System - Sec. 25.084. YEAR-ROUND SYSTEM. (a) A school district may operate...
Section 25.085. Compulsory School Attendance - Sec. 25.085. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. (a) A child who is...
Section 25.086. Exemptions - Sec. 25.086. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A child is exempt from the...
Section 25.087. Excused Absences - Sec. 25.087. EXCUSED ABSENCES. (a) A person required to attend...
Section 25.088. School Attendance Officer - Sec. 25.088. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER. The school attendance officer may...
Section 25.089. Compensation of Attendance Officer; Dual Service - Sec. 25.089. COMPENSATION OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER; DUAL SERVICE. (a) An...
Section 25.090. Attendance Officer Not Selected - Sec. 25.090. ATTENDANCE OFFICER NOT SELECTED. (a) In those counties...
Section 25.091. Powers and Duties of Peace Officers and Other Attendance Officers - Sec. 25.091. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND OTHER...
Section 25.0915. Truancy Prevention Measures - Sec. 25.0915. TRUANCY PREVENTION MEASURES. (a) A school district shall...
Section 25.092. Minimum Attendance for Class Credit or Final Grade - Sec. 25.092. MINIMUM ATTENDANCE FOR CLASS CREDIT OR FINAL GRADE....
Section 25.093. Parent Contributing to Nonattendance - Sec. 25.093. PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE. (a) If a warning...
Section 25.095. Warning Notices - Sec. 25.095. WARNING NOTICES. (a) A school district or open-enrollment...
Section 25.0951. School District Complaint or Referral for Failure to Attend School - Sec. 25.0951. SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLAINT OR REFERRAL FOR FAILURE TO...
Section 25.0952. Procedures Applicable to Parent Contributing to Nonattendance Offense - Sec. 25.0952. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE OFFENSE....
Subchapter D. Student/teacher Ratios; Class Size
Section 25.111. Student/teacher Ratios - Sec. 25.111. STUDENT/TEACHER RATIOS. Except as provided by Section 25.112,...
Section 25.112. Class Size - Sec. 25.112. CLASS SIZE. (a) Except as otherwise authorized by...
Section 25.113. Notice of Class Size - Sec. 25.113. NOTICE OF CLASS SIZE. (a) A campus or...
Section 25.114. Student/teacher Ratios in Physical Education Classes; Class Size - Sec. 25.114. STUDENT/TEACHER RATIOS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES; CLASS SIZE....
Subchapter E. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints
Section 25.151. Student Expression - Sec. 25.151. STUDENT EXPRESSION. A school district shall treat a...
Section 25.152. Limited Public Forum; School District Policy - Sec. 25.152. LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM; SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY. (a) To...
Section 25.153. Religious Expression in Class Assignments - Sec. 25.153. RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS. Students may express...
Section 25.154. Freedom to Organize Religious Groups and Activities - Sec. 25.154. FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES. Students...
Section 25.155. Adoption of Policy - Sec. 25.155. ADOPTION OF POLICY. A school district shall adopt...
Section 25.156. Model Policy Governing Voluntary Religious Expression in Public Schools - Sec. 25.156. MODEL POLICY GOVERNING VOLUNTARY RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN PUBLIC...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Students
Section 25.901. Exercise of Constitutional Right to Pray - Sec. 25.901. EXERCISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRAY. A public...
Section 25.904. Use of Calculator Application in Place of Graphing Calculator - Sec. 25.904. USE OF CALCULATOR APPLICATION IN PLACE OF GRAPHING...