Texas § 29.1531 TUITION-SUPPORTED AND DISTRICT-FINANCED PREKINDERGARTEN.

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§ 29.1531 — TUITION-SUPPORTED AND DISTRICT-FINANCED PREKINDERGARTEN.

Texas § 29.1531

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 29.1531 (2026).

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Sec. 29.1531. TUITION-SUPPORTED AND DISTRICT-FINANCED PREKINDERGARTEN.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may offer on a tuition basis or use district funds to provide:

(1)an additional half-day of prekindergarten classes to children who are eligible for classes under Section 29.153 and are under four years of age; and

(2)half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes to children not eligible for classes under Section 29.153 .

(b)A district that offers a prekindergarten program on a tuition basis may not adopt a tuition rate for the program that is higher than necessary to cover the added costs of providing the program, including any costs associated with collecting, reporting, and analyzing data under Section 29.1532 (c).

(c)A school district may offer a prekin

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Sec. 29.1531. TUITION-SUPPORTED AND DISTRICT-FINANCED PREKINDERGARTEN. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may offer on a tuition basis or use district funds to provide:
(1) an additional half-day of prekindergarten classes to children who are eligible for classes under Section 29.153 and are under four years of age; and
(2) half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes to children not eligible for classes under Section 29.153 .
(b) A district that offers a prekindergarten program on a tuition basis may not adopt a tuition rate for the program that is higher than necessary to cover the added costs of providing the program, including any costs associated with collecting, reporting, and analyzing data under Section 29.1532 (c).
(c) A school district may offer a prekindergarten program on a tuition basis only if the district has received an official determination from a prekindergarten partnership intermediary designated under Section 29.153 (g-1) that no private prekindergarten providers that meet the qualifications of Section 29.153 (g)(1)(A), (B), (C), or (D) are available to serve the students for whom the district plans to charge tuition.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules under this section, including rules establishing the manner in which a prekindergarten partnership intermediary may determine whether a private prekindergarten provider is available.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 596, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 2.020, eff. June 12, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2 ), Sec. 5.14, eff. June 20, 2025.