(a) Pursuant to the Texas Education Code, §26.0031, a Texas public school district and charter school shall notify parents and students of the option to enroll in the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) statewide course catalog at the time and in the manner that the school district or charter school informs students and parents about instructional programs or courses offered in the district's or school's traditional classroom setting.
(b) Each Texas public school district and charter school is eligible to serve as a receiver district in the TxVSN statewide course catalog.
(c) Each TxVSN receiver district shall:
  (1) register as a receiver district with TxVSN central operations;
  (2) assign a qualified staff member to serve as the TxVSN coordinator;
  (3) enroll a student who resides in Texas and who is enrolled in a school other than a public school district or charter school upon request by the student and/or parent or guardian; and
  (4) in accordance with §74.26 of this title (relating to Award of Credit), award credit to a student enrolled in the district who has successfully completed all state and local requirements and received a grade that is the equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100, based upon the essential knowledge and skills for a course offered through the TxVSN statewide course catalog.
(d) A TxVSN receiver district may deny a request to enroll a student in a TxVSN course if:
  (1) a student attempts to enroll in a course load that is inconsistent with the student's high school graduation program or requirements for college admission or requirements for earning an industry certification;
  (2) the student requests permission to enroll in a TxVSN course at a time that is inconsistent with the enrollment period established by the school district or open-enrollment charter school providing the course; or
  (3) the school district or charter school offers a substantially similar course.
(e) A school district or charter school from which a parent/guardian of a student requests permission to enroll the student in an electronic course offered through the TxVSN has discretion to select an approved course provider for the course in which the student will enroll based on factors, including the TxVSN Informed Choice Report.

Source Note: The provisions of this §70.1008 adopted to be effective April 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 1967