Texas Education Code 25.0011 – Certain Incarcerated Children
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(a) For purposes of § 25.001, a person is not considered to reside in a school district if:
(1) the person is incarcerated in a private juvenile detention facility in the district as a result of the order of a court in another state; and
(2) the person resided in another state or country immediately before incarceration in the facility.
(b) A school district may provide educational services to a person described by Subsection (a) if the district is fully compensated for the cost of the services through payment of tuition for the person by the operator of the juvenile detention facility or other person having lawful control of the person in an amount equal to the actual cost of educating the person.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 25.0011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) For purposes of this section, “private juvenile detention facility” means a juvenile detention facility that is not operated by a governmental entity.