| (a) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply
to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
(b) Eligibility for funding.
(1) A district is eligible to receive funding under
Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.106(a)(1), for students in Grades
7-12 who take an approved career and technical education (CTE) course
designated with an "H" in the CTE Course column of the Texas
Education Data Standards, Section 4, Service-ID (CO22) code table.
(2) A district is eligible to receive funding under
TEC, §48.106(a)(2)(A), for an advanced CTE course identified
as Level 3 or Level 4 in a statewide CTE program of study.
(3) A district is eligible to receive funding under
TEC, §48.106(a)(2)(B), for a campus that has been designated
by Texas Education Agency (TEA) as a Pathways in Technology Early
College High School (P-TECH) for the current school year.
(4) A district is eligible to receive funding under
TEC, §48.106(a)(2)(C), for a campus that has an active agreement
with the New Tech Network as defined by the New Tech Network for the
current school year.
(c) Eligibility for reimbursement.
(1) A district is eligible to receive a certification
examination reimbursement for a certification identified on the TEA
list of industry-based certifications (IBCs) for public school accountability,
pursuant to §74.1003 of this title (relating to Industry-Based
Certifications for Public School Accountability).
(A) A district is eligible to receive the certification
examination reimbursement for students in Grades 9-12 who pass an
examination beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
(B) Examinations must be taken between September 1
and August 31 of any school year.
(C) A district is eligible for reimbursement for a
student's first examination reported in the Texas Student Data System
Public Education Information Management System with an associated
dollar amount.
(2) A district is eligible to receive a reimbursement
for a college preparation assessment administered under TEC, §39.0261(a)(3)(A),
for the amount of fees paid by the district for the state negotiated
rate for the SAT® or ACT ® for students in spring of their
junior year or during their senior year.
(A) Assessment reimbursement only includes the basic
SAT® and ACT® test. Other additional costs or fees such as
writing tests, subject area tests, or late fees are not eligible for
reimbursement.
(B) A student must take the assessment between January
of Grade 11 through August 31 of the year the student graduates.
(3) A district is eligible to receive a reimbursement
for a college preparation assessment administered under TEC, §39.0261(a)(3)(B),
for the amount of fees paid by the district for the Texas Success
Initiative Assessment for students in spring of their junior year
or during their senior year.
(A) Assessment reimbursement includes both the reading
and mathematics portions of the examination. Neither portion is eligible
for reimbursement on its own, and additional costs and fees such as
writing tests and late fees are not eligible for reimbursement.
(B) A student must take the assessment between January
of Grade 11 through August 31 of the year the student graduates.
(4) A district may only be reimbursed under this subsection
for one IBC examination per student and one college preparation assessment
per student.
(5) A district must submit reimbursement requests and
data in accordance with instructions provided by TEA within the published
timeline.
(d) Final decisions. Reimbursement decisions are final
and may not be appealed.
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