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» Texas Education Code
- Full Texas Education Code on the State of Texas website
- Summary of the enrollment provisions of the Texas Education Code (pdf 404kb)
- 2002 Texas State Plan for the Education of Homeless Children and Youths Program (pdf 420kb), submitted to the U.S. Department of Education in May 2002
Specific Issues of Relevance to Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
TEC, Chapter 25. ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE
Chapter 25 covers enrollment and attendance for all students. Although the entire chapter is important, there are several sections which address specific issues of relevance to children and youth experiencing homelessness.
- For Texas law that requires school districts to enroll children and youth experiencing homelessness, see 25.001(b)(5).
- For Texas law that addresses the enrollment and admission of children and youth living separate and apart from parents or legal guardians, see 25.001(d).
- For Texas law that gives a student 30 days to provide the records necessary for enrollment, including proof of immunization, see 25.002.
TEC, Chapter 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
- For the Texas law that establishes the eligibility of children and youth experiencing homelessness for prekindergarten classes, see 29.153.