SECTION 129.1031. Reporting Off-Campus Programs

(a) In accordance with the Texas Education Code, §42.0052, a board of trustees of a school district or a governing body of a charter holder may adopt a policy that allows a student to participate in an off-campus instructional program. The program must be provided only by an institution of higher education that is accredited by one of the regional accrediting associations specified in §74.25 of this title (relating to High School Credit for College Courses).

(b) To be eligible, a student must:

(1) be in Grade 11 or 12;

(2) have demonstrated college readiness as outlined in the requirements for participation in dual credit programs in the student attendance accounting handbook adopted under §129.1025 of this title (relating to Adoption by Reference: Student Attendance Accounting Handbook);

(3) meet any eligibility requirements adopted by the institution of higher education specified in §74.25 of this title; and

(4) have the approval of the high school principal or other school official designated by the school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(c) Funding eligibility for a student participating in an off-campus program will include time instructed in the off-campus program. A campus may choose an alternate attendance-taking time for a group of students that is scheduled to be off-campus during the regular attendance-taking time. The alternate attendance-taking time will be in effect for the period of days or weeks for which the group is scheduled to be off-campus during the regular attendance-taking time (for example, for the semester or for the duration of employment). This alternate attendance-taking time may not be changed once it is selected for a particular group of students. If attendance is taken at an off-campus location, the school district must ensure that attendance is taken in accordance with the student attendance accounting handbook adopted under §129.1025 of this title.

(d) For a school district or an open-enrollment charter school to receive Foundation School Program funding for a student participating in an off-campus program under this section, the district or charter school must have documentation of an agreement between the district or charter school and the college.

(e) The off-campus program approved under this section must comply with rules adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1, with respect to teacher qualifications.

Source Note: The provisions of this §129.1031 adopted to be effective May 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 3694