Texas § OC.1603.351 - MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS
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§ OC.1603.351. MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS
MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS; DISTANCE EDUCATION. (a) The commission shall prescribe the minimum curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each subject, taught by a licensed school. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules to: (1) authorize a licensed school to account for any hours of instruction completed under this chapter on the basis of clock hours or credit hours; and (2) establish standards for determining the equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and credit hours to clock hours. (b) The commission may adopt rules allowing distance education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school. (c) Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (H.B. 2095 ), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 2738 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 10.018, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560 ), Sec. 3.26, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section OC.1603.351 ("MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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