Tex. Educ. Code § 19.005 · Chapter 19. SCHOOLS IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Any person confined or imprisoned in the department who is not a high school graduate is eligible for programs or services under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school fund. To the extent space is available, the district may also offer programs or services under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school fund to persons confined or imprisoned in the department who are high school graduates.
(b) Eligibility under this chapter does not make a person eligible for a program or service under any other chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.19.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Educ. Code § 19.005. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 19.004GOVERNANCE, LIMITATION ON POWERS, AND DUTIES.Printed as Section 19.005
- Tex. Educ. Code § 19.0042INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.Printed as Section 19.005
- Tex. Educ. Code § 19.007COSTS TO BE BORNE BY STATE.Printed as Section 19.005
- Tex. Educ. Code § 19.008ALLOCATION OF COSTS.Printed as Section 19.005
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