SECTION 129.1025. Adoption by Reference: Student Attendance Accounting Handbook

(a) The student attendance accounting guidelines and procedures established by the commissioner of education under §129.21 of this title (relating to Requirements for Student Attendance Accounting for State Funding Purposes) and the Texas Education Code, §48.004, to be used by school districts and charter schools to maintain records and make reports on student attendance and student participation in special programs will be published annually.

(b) The standard procedures that school districts and charter schools must use to maintain records and make reports on student attendance and student participation in special programs for school year 2023-2024 are described in the official Texas Education Agency (TEA) publication 2023-2024 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook, which is adopted by this reference as the agency's official rule. A copy of the 2023-2024 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook is available on the TEA website with information related to financial compliance. The commissioner will amend the 2023-2024 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook and this subsection adopting it by reference, as needed.

(c) Data from previous school years will continue to be subject to the student attendance accounting handbook as the handbook existed in those years.

Source Note: The provisions of this §129.1025 adopted to be effective May 10, 2001, 26 TexReg 3393; amended to be effective December 2, 2001, 26 TexReg 9627; amended to be effective January 5, 2003, 27 TexReg 12213; amended to be effective November 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 9834; amended to be effective December 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 8088; amended to be effective December 24, 2006, 31 TexReg 10096; amended to be effective April 27, 2008, 33 TexReg 3263; amended to be effective March 5, 2009, 34 TexReg 1586; amended to be effective March 3, 2010, 35 TexReg 1733; amended to be effective December 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 11631; amended to be effective March20,2012, 37 TexReg 1901; amended to be effective December 26, 2012, 37 TexReg 9930; amended to be effective December 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 9565; amended to be effective December 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 9665; amended to be effective May 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 3691; amended to be effective December 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 9508; amended to be effective November 12, 2017, 42 TexReg 6177; amended to be effective May 3, 2018, 43 TexReg 2581; amended to be effective October 21, 2019, 44 TexReg 6026; amended to be effective April 29, 2020, 45 TexReg 2701; amended to be effective November 18, 2020, 45 TexReg 8129; amended to be effective March 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 916; amended to be effective October 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 6875; amended to be effective September 27, 2023, 48 TexReg 5540