| (a) In accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC),
§28.026, a school district or open-enrollment charter school
shall provide each student, at the time the student first registers
for one or more classes required for high school graduation, with
a written notification of the substance of the TEC, §51.803,
concerning automatic college admission, the curriculum requirements
for financial aid under TEC, Title 3, and the benefits of completing
the requirements for automatic admission and financial aid.
(1) The notification form to be used by school districts
and open-enrollment charter schools, entitled "Explanation of Automatic
College Admission and Curriculum Requirements for Financial Aid for
High School Students," is provided in this paragraph.
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(2) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
shall obtain written acknowledgement of receipt of the notification
from each eligible student and the student's parent or guardian.
(3) The notification form under subsection (a)(1) of
this section must be signed by the student's school counselor in addition
to being signed by the student and the student's parent or guardian.
(b) Not later than the 14th day after the last day
of classes for the fall semester or an equivalent date in the case
of a school operated on a year-round system, a school district or
open-enrollment charter school shall provide each senior student eligible
under the TEC, §51.803, each student enrolled in the junior year
of high school who has a grade point average in the top ten percent
of the student's high school class, and the student's parent or guardian
with a written notification of the student's eligibility for automatic
college admission. The written notification shall provide a detailed
explanation in plain language of the substance of the TEC, §51.803,
using the form developed by the Texas Education Agency.
(1) The notification form to be used by school districts
and open-enrollment charter schools, entitled "Notification of Eligibility
for Automatic College Admission," is provided in this paragraph.
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(2) A school district shall obtain written acknowledgement
of receipt of the notification from each eligible student and the
student's parent or guardian.
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