{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.258","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 12.258","heading":"STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; ADMISSION.","body":"(a) A person who is at least 18 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter if the person:\n(1) has failed to complete the curriculum requirements for high school graduation; or\n(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument required for high school graduation.\n(b) In admitting students to an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter, an eligible entity shall give priority to a person who has not earned a high school equivalency certificate.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 29.259(g), (g-1) by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 9, eff. May 31, 2021.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 2032), Sec. 6, eff. May 29, 2023.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE","CHAPTER 12. CHARTERS","SUBCHAPTER G. ADULT HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.12.htm#12.258","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"cd461459c3285a031240449c798e175e82528f514634a4957b717437a0611875","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.257","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}