Section 1603.351. Minimum Curriculum for Schools; Distance Education

TX Occ Code § 1603.351 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 1603.351. MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS; DISTANCE EDUCATION. (a) The commission shall prescribe the minimum curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each subject, taught by a school licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.

(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules to:

(1) authorize a school licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602 to account for any hours of instruction completed under those chapters on the basis of clock hours or credit hours; and

(2) establish standards for determining the equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and credit hours to clock hours.

(b) The commission may adopt rules allowing distance education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a school licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.

(c) Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a school licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (H.B. 2095), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 2738), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 10.018, eff. September 1, 2017.