Texas Register
(23 TexReg 11893). The sections establish
definitions and requirements for the Texas certificate of high school equivalency.
The amendments will discontinue fee exemptions for residents and inmates of
city, county, state, and federal health and correctional facilities and add
language stating that fees include issuance of copies of test scores, as stated
in the Texas Education Code, §7.111. In addition, the amendments will
delete language providing for fee exemptions and delete obsolete language
in 19 TAC §89.43 and add language in 19 TAC §89.47 to bring the
rule in agreement with the Texas Education Code, §7.111.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §7.111,
which authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt rules for the administration
of high school equivalency examinations.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January
11, 1999.
TRD-9900100
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: September 1, 1999
Proposal publication date: November 27, 1998
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9701