Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 40	SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 20	TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 807	CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
SUBCHAPTER M	ATTENDANCE STANDARDS
RULE §807.243	Termination of Enrollment

(a) A school shall terminate the enrollment of a student who accumulates the lesser of the following amounts of absences:

(1) more than 10 consecutive school days;

(2) more than 20 percent of the total course time hours in a program with course time of more than 200 hours;

(3) more than 25 percent of the total course time hours in a program or individual course with course time of 41 to 200 hours;

(4) more than 25 percent of the total course time hours for seminars, individual courses, or programs with course time of 40 hours or less; or

(5) any number of days if the student fails to return as scheduled from an approved leave of absence.

(b) A Title IV school that does not voluntarily take attendance shall terminate the enrollment of a student if the student's participation in an academically related activity cannot be documented:

(1) at the end of the first calendar week of the academic term;

(2) at the end of the first four calendar weeks of the academic term;

(3) at the midpoint of each academic term; and

(4) at the end of each academic term.

(c) Students whose enrollments are terminated for violation of the attendance policy may not reenroll before the start of the next progress evaluation period. This provision does not circumvent the approved refund policy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §807.243 adopted to be effective August 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; amended to be effective November 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 7914