Sec. 30A.151. COSTS TO BE BORNE BY STATE

(a) Except as authorized by Section 30A.152 or this section, the state shall pay the cost of operating the state virtual school network.

(b) The operating costs of the state virtual school network may not be charged to a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(c) The costs of providing electronic professional development courses may be paid by state funds appropriated by the legislature or federal funds that may be used for that purpose.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328, Sec. 105(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) State funds provided in connection with the state virtual school network may not be used in a manner that violates Section 7, Article I, Texas Constitution.

(f) For a full-time electronic course program offered through the state virtual school network for a grade level at or above grade level three but not above grade level eight, a school district or open-enrollment charter school is entitled to receive federal, state, and local funding for a student enrolled in the program in an amount equal to the funding the district or school would otherwise receive for a student enrolled in the district or school. The district or school may calculate the average daily attendance of a student enrolled in the program based on:

(1) hours of contact with the student;

(2) the student's successful completion of a course; or

(3) a method approved by the commissioner.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 , Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 , Sec. 105(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2009.