(a) A student is eligible to enroll in a course provided
by the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) only if:
(1) the student on September 1 of the school year:
(A) is younger than 21 years of age; or
(B) is younger than 26 years of age and entitled to
the benefits of the Foundation School Program under the Texas Education
Code, §42.003;
(2) the student has not graduated from high school;
and
(3) the student:
(A) is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school
in this state; or
(B) the student is a dependent of a member of the United
States military, was previously enrolled in high school in this state,
and no longer resides in this state as a result of a military deployment
or transfer.
(b) A student is eligible to enroll full time in courses
provided through the TxVSN only if:
(1) the student was enrolled in a public school in
this state in the preceding school year;
(2) the student has been placed in substitute care
in this state, regardless of whether the student was enrolled in a
public school in this state in the preceding school year; or
(3) the student:
(A) is a dependent of a member of the United States
military;
(B) was previously enrolled in high school in this
state; and
(C) no longer resides in this state as a result of
a military deployment or transfer.
(c) If a student has not provided required evidence
of eligibility to enroll, a TxVSN online school may:
(1) enroll a student provisionally for ten school days;
and
(2) withdraw the student from the online school if
the student does not provide the required evidence of eligibility
within ten school days of the provisional enrollment.
(d) Upon enrolling a student provisionally, the TxVSN
online school shall notify the student and the student's parents or
guardians that the student will be withdrawn if documentation is not
provided within the required timeframe.
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