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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 130.351. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this subchapter:

(1) “Adult” means a person who:

(A) has completed the person's sophomore year of high school;

(B) is 17 years of age and has been awarded a high school diploma or its equivalent;  or

(C) is 18 years of age or older, regardless of the person's previous educational experience.

(2) “Avocational course” means a course of study in a subject or activity that is usually engaged in by a person in addition to the person's regular work or profession for recreation or in relation to a hobby.  The term includes a community interest course.

(3) “Coordinating board” means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(4) “Workforce continuing education” means a program of instruction that:

(A) is designed primarily for adults;  and

(B) is intended, on completion by a participant, to prepare the participant to qualify to apply for and accept an employment offer or a job upgrade within a specific occupational category or to bring the participant's knowledge or skills up to date on new developments in a particular occupation or profession.

(5) “Workforce continuing education course” means a course of instruction in workforce continuing education that is approved by the coordinating board.  The term does not include an avocational course.

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