Sec. 30.104.  CREDIT FOR COMPLETION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS;  HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A school district shall grant to a student credit toward the academic course requirements for high school graduation for courses the student successfully completes in Texas Juvenile Justice Department educational programs.
(b)  A student may graduate and receive a diploma from a department educational program if:
(1)  the student successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) and complies with Section 39.025; or
(2)  the student successfully completes the curriculum requirements under Section 28.025(a) as modified by an individualized education program developed under Section 29.005.
(c)  A department educational program may issue a certificate of course-work completion to a student who successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education under Section 28.025(a) but who fails to comply with Section 39.025.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 164 (H.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. May 27, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.