Sec. 29.089. MENTORING SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) Each school district may provide a mentoring services program to students at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives, by rule shall determine accountability standards under this section for a school district providing a mentoring services program using funds allocated under Section 48.104.
(c) The board of trustees of the district shall obtain the consent of a student's parent or guardian before allowing the student to participate in the program.
(d) The board of trustees of the district may arrange for any public or nonprofit community-based organization to come to the district's schools and implement the program.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 783, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.033, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Chapter 29 - Educational Programs
Subchapter C. Compensatory Education Programs
Section 29.081. Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction
Section 29.082. Optional Extended Year Program
Section 29.0821. Optional Flexible Year Program
Section 29.0822. Optional Flexible School Day Program
Section 29.083. Student Retention Information
Section 29.084. Tutorial Services
Section 29.085. Life Skills Program for Student Parents
Section 29.086. Basic Skills Programs for High School Students
Section 29.087. High School Equivalency Programs
Section 29.088. After-School and Summer Intensive Mathematics Instruction Programs
Section 29.0881. Strong Foundations Grant Program
Section 29.089. Mentoring Services Program
Section 29.090. After-School and Summer Intensive Science Instruction Programs
Section 29.094. Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program
Section 29.095. Grants for Student Clubs
Section 29.096. Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program
Section 29.099. Intensive Mathematics and Algebra Intervention Pilot Program