Texas Education Code 30A.101 – Eligibility to Act as Course Provider
(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible to act as a course provider under this chapter only if the district or school is rated acceptable under § 39.054. An open-enrollment charter school may serve as a course provider only:
(1) to a student within its service area; or
(2) to another student in the state:
(A) through an agreement with the school district in which the student resides; or
(B) if the student receives educational services under the supervision of a juvenile probation department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through an agreement with the applicable agency.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386, Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2013.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 30A.101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(c) A nonprofit entity, private entity, or corporation is eligible to act as a course provider under this chapter only if the nonprofit entity, private entity, or corporation:
(1) complies with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination;
(2) demonstrates financial solvency; and
(3) provides evidence of prior successful experience offering online courses to middle or high school students, with demonstrated student success in course completion and performance, as determined by the commissioner.
(d) An entity other than a school district or open-enrollment charter school is not authorized to award course credit or a diploma for courses taken through the state virtual school network.