{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.929","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 29.929","heading":"PROGRAMS TO ENSURE ONE-TIME INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OVERCOMING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT.","body":"(a) From state discretionary funds under Section 313(e), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and Section 2001(f), American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2, reprinted in note, 20 U.S.C. Section 3401) and other funds appropriated, the agency shall establish programs that assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing intensive supports to ensure students perform at grade level and graduate demonstrating college, career, or military readiness. Programs established under this section must include:\n(1) expanding learning options for:\n(A) Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) programs in participating school districts under Subchapter N, Chapter 29;\n(B) the Texas Regional Pathways Network; and\n(C) the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program under Chapter 134;\n(2) supplemental instructional supports, including tutoring; and\n(3) COVID-19 learning acceleration supports, including:\n(A) innovation in curriculum and instruction;\n(B) diagnosing student mastery;\n(C) extended instructional time; and\n(D) supports for teachers.\n(b) The agency may take actions as necessary in implementing intensive supports under Subsection (a), including providing grants to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and regional education service centers.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.29.htm#29.929","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"60897247a1c3090c04164f98d1469ae3095c6a71d399e5719d82c7f0d549fd85","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.926","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-29.931"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}