| (a) A Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) course cost
may not exceed the lesser of the cost of providing the course or $400.
(b) A school district or charter school may decline
to pay the course costs for a student who chooses to enroll in more
than three year-long electronic courses, or the equivalent, during
any school year. This does not limit the ability of the student to
enroll in additional electronic courses offered through the TxVSN
at the student's expense.
(c) A school district or charter school may charge
the course cost for enrollment in an electronic course provided through
the TxVSN statewide course catalog to a student who:
(1) resides in Texas and is enrolled in a school district
or charter school as a full-time student with a course load greater
than that normally taken by students in the equivalent grade level;
(2) elects to enroll in an electronic course provided
through the TxVSN if the school district or charter school in which
the student is enrolled declines to pay the course cost because the
course exceeds the limit of three year-long courses; or
(3) enrolls in a TxVSN course during the summer.
(d) A school district or charter school shall charge
the course cost for enrollment in an electronic course provided through
the TxVSN to a student who resides in Texas and is not enrolled in
a school district or charter school. A student who is not enrolled
in a school district or charter school is not entitled to the benefits
of the Foundation School Program.
(e) TxVSN central operations may only accept course
payment from a school district or charter school.
(f) A school district or charter school that is not
the course provider may charge a student enrolled in the district
or school a nominal fee, not to exceed $50, for enrollment in an electronic
course provided through the TxVSN that exceeds the course load normally
taken by students in the equivalent grade level. A juvenile probation
department or state agency may charge a nominal fee, not to exceed
$50, to a student under the supervision of the department or agency.
(g) A course provider in the TxVSN statewide course
catalog shall receive:
(1) no more than 70% of the catalog course cost prior
to a student successfully completing the course; and
(2) the remaining 30% of the catalog course cost when
the student successfully completes the course.
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