- (a) School district and open-enrollment charter school counselors or other designated staff shall work with district homeless and foster care liaisons to ensure that all students who are identified as homeless or in substitute care graduate with endorsements, if applicable, and have postsecondary plans identified in their personal graduation plans, to the extent required by Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.02121.
- (b) School district and open-enrollment charter school counselors or other designated staff must inform unaccompanied homeless youths of their rights and status as independent students for the purpose of applying for financial aid for higher education and provide verification of such status for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA), pursuant to 42 United States Code, §11432(g)(6)(A)(x).
- (c) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall ensure that a student in substitute care who is enrolled in Grade 11 or 12 in that district or charter school is provided information regarding tuition and fee exemptions under TEC, §54.366, for dual-credit or other courses provided by a public institution of higher education for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit.
Source Note:The provisions of this §89.1613 adopted to be effective March 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 2159.