Part 2.
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 61.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Subchapter FF. COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
19 TAC §61.1061
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts an amendment to §61.1061,
concerning high school diplomas for certain veterans. The amendment is adopted
without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 17, 2006,
issue of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 956)
and will not be republished. The adopted amendment implements the requirements
of the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 28, Courses of Study; Advancement,
Subchapter B, Advancement, Placement, Credit, and Academic Achievement Record, §28.0251.
TEC, §28.0251(c), specifies that the commissioner by rule shall adopt
a form for a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting
on behalf of a deceased veteran and shall specify acceptable evidence of eligibility
of a diploma.
TEC, Chapter 28, Subchapter B, was amended by Senate Bill 387 of the 77th
Texas Legislature, 2001, to add §28.0251. This section allows a school
district to issue a high school diploma to a person who: (a) is an honorably
discharged member of the armed forces of the United States; (b) was scheduled
to graduate from high school after 1940 and before 1951; and (c) left high
school before graduation to serve in World War II. A school district may issue
a diploma to an eligible veteran notwithstanding the fact that the person
holds a high school equivalency certificate or is deceased. TEC, §28.0251(c),
requires the commissioner by rule to adopt a form for a diploma application
to be used by certain veterans (or a person acting on behalf of a deceased
veteran) to obtain a high school diploma. TEC, §28.0251(c), also requires
the commissioner to specify acceptable evidence of eligibility of such a diploma.
19 TAC §61.1061 was adopted to be effective August 12, 2001, in accordance
with statute.
TEC, §28.0251, was amended by House Bill 1058 of the 79th Texas Legislature,
2005. The revision extended eligibility to those scheduled to graduate from
high school between 1940 and 1975 and included veterans of the Korean and
Vietnam wars. The adopted amendment to 19 TAC §61.1061 updates the rule
to reflect the extended eligibility date and the additional specified wars.
The application form provided as part of the rule is also updated accordingly.
No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under the Texas Education Code, §28.0251,
which authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt by rule a form for
a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting on behalf
of a deceased veteran and to specify acceptable evidence of eligibility of
a diploma.
The amendment implements the Texas Education Code, §28.0251.
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 May 22, 2006.
TRD-200602862
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Policy Coordination
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: June 11, 2006
Proposal publication date: February 17, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
Subchapter EE. COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS
Chapter 102.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS