| (a) An eligible institution or institutions shall be selected to be a Texas Governor's School under procedures outlined by the Commissioner and set forth in a Request for Proposals or other competitive process soliciting proposals for Texas Governor's Schools. (b) An approved Texas Governor's School must offer a summer residential program to eligible students that, at a minimum, (1) has a duration of at least three weeks; (2) includes an educational curricula in the area(s) of (A) mathematics and science; (B) humanities; (C) fine arts; and/or (D) leadership and public policy. (c) Eligible students shall be selected based upon criteria outlined by the Commissioner and in accordance with Texas Education Code, §61.07621. Selected students shall reflect the same percentage of rising 11th and/or rising 12th grade students as are attending public high schools in each of the 20 regional education service centers. |
