Sec. 29.926. AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The agency shall develop an agriculture education program for elementary school students to encourage appreciation and improve students' understanding of agriculture. In developing the program, the agency shall coordinate with:
(1) the Department of Agriculture; and
(2) nonprofit organizations with expertise in agriculture education, as identified by the agency.
(b) The agency shall develop a list of agriculture education programs approved by the agency and the State Board of Education that may be used as part of the curriculum for elementary school students. A program included on the list must be available to an elementary school at no cost to the school district or open-enrollment charter school.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 (S.B. 801), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Chapter 29 - Educational Programs
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Programs
Section 29.901. Military Instruction
Section 29.9015. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test
Section 29.902. Driver Education
Section 29.9021. Water Safety Education
Section 29.905. Community Education Relating to Hate Crime Law
Section 29.906. Character Traits and Personal Skills Instruction
Section 29.907. Celebrate Freedom Week
Section 29.9071. Texas Military Heroes Day
Section 29.9072. Holocaust Remembrance Week
Section 29.908. Early College Education Program
Section 29.909. Distance Learning Courses
Section 29.9091. Local Remote Learning Program
Section 29.910. Programs of Mutual Benefit
Section 29.911. Generation Texas Week
Section 29.915. Financial Literacy Pilot Program
Section 29.916. Home-Schooled Student Merit Scholarship and Advanced Placement Testing
Section 29.917. Higher Education and Workforce Readiness Programs
Section 29.918. Dropout Prevention Strategies
Section 29.920. Winter Celebrations
Section 29.922. Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program
Section 29.923. Workplace Safety Training Information
Section 29.924. Blended Learning Grant Program
Section 29.925. Texas Girls in Stem
Section 29.926. Agriculture Education Program
Section 29.928. Study on Competency-Based Educational Programs
Section 29.931. Broadband Technical Support for Students
Section 29.932. One-Time Technology Reimbursement
Section 29.933. Legislative Oversight on Covid-19 State Response