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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER CSECURE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.490Instructional Days
(a) The facility administrator shall ensure that the educational program provides for at least 180 days of instruction unless:

  (1) a waiver has been granted by the Texas Education Agency for fewer days; or

  (2) the number of educational days coincides with the local school district calendar.

(b) An education service provider is required to provide a full educational day. An educational day is required to:

  (1) be seven hours long; and

  (2) consist of at least five and one-half hours of required secondary curriculum to students.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.490 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243

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