1. (a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must adopt a local policy to assist with awarding to a student who is homeless or in substitute care credit for a course that was earned prior to the student enrolling in or transferring to the district or charter school, as required by §74.26 of this title (relating to Award of Credit).
2. (b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must examine how credit is awarded based on satisfactorily meeting all state and local requirements for a course upon enrollment, as required by §74.26 of this title.
3. (c) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in substitute care who enrolls in the district or charter school after the start of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any point during the school year, as required by §74.24 of this title (relating to Credit by Examination).
4. (d) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must award credit proportionately to a student who is homeless or in substitute care who successfully completes only half of a course, as required by §74.26(e) of this title.

5. (e) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must:

   1. (1) develop a credit recovery plan for students who were denied credits outside the district or charter school;
   2. (2) create a course transition plan for students who have been denied credit;
   3. (3) develop and administer a personal graduation plan for each student in junior high or middle school, as required by Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0212;
   4. (4) ensure that school staff engage with the student, parent, or guardian, as applicable, to develop a credit recovery plan upon enrollment if the student has a credit deficit that would impede on-time promotion or graduation; and
   5. (5) comply with TEC, §28.025(i), concerning the award of diplomas for students who are homeless or in substitute care who are in Grade 11 or 12.

Source Note:The provisions of this §89.1607 adopted to be effective March 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 2159.