{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.0062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.0062","heading":"INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall determine the instructional requirements for education services provided by a school district or open-enrollment charter school in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, including requirements relating to:\n(1) the length of the school day;\n(2) the number of days of instruction provided to students each school year; and\n(3) the curriculum of the educational program.\n(b) The commissioner shall coordinate with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in determining the instructional requirements for education services provided under Subsection (a):\n(1) in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board; and\n(2) in a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under contract with the department.\n(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section. The rules must ensure that:\n(1) a student who receives education services in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility described by this section is offered courses that enable the student to maintain progress toward completing high school graduation requirements; and\n(2) a student who receives education services in a post-adjudication secure correctional facility described by this section is offered, at a minimum, the courses necessary to enable the student to complete high school graduation requirements.\n(d) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall coordinate with the commissioner in establishing standards for:\n(1) ensuring security in the provision of education services in the facilities; and\n(2) providing children in the custody of the facilities access to education services.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 (H.B. 425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.0062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"ff62e44944d38a9dfbdf4ab60fb0b67cf53679a1cc4bfd583d00da32e79ba6ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.0061","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}