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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 7.0405. Posting of Postsecondary Outcomes

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

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the following de-identified data, disaggregated by school district or open-enrollment charter school, high school campus, and annual cohort for the 10 most recent annual cohorts:

(1) for students who graduate from high school:

(A) the number and percentage of students who enroll in, enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of, persist for at least one year in, or complete a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program, disaggregated by program and postsecondary educational institution;  and

(B) employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025, Labor Code;  and

(2) for students who did not graduate from high school:

(A) the highest grade level completed;

(B) for each cohort for which data is available, employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025, Labor Code;  and

(C) whether the student has earned a high school equivalency certificate.

(a-1) The agency is required to provide data regarding students who graduate from high school and enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program under Subsection (a)(1)(A) only to the extent that data is available.

(b) The agency shall post the data required under Subsection (a) in a manner that complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) and may, if necessary to comply with that act, create a private portal for school district board of trustees or open-enrollment charter school governing body members, school administrators, and school counselors at a high school to access data for the member's, administrator's, or counselor's school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(c) The agency shall ensure the data posted under Subsection (a) is made available to:

(1) school district board of trustees and open-enrollment charter school governing body members and superintendents to assist in adopting college, career, and military readiness plans under Section 11.186;  and

(2) school counselors at a high school to assist the counselors in performing the duties under Section 33.007.

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