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The 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session passed Senate Bill (SB) 1697, which amends
state law to allow parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat a grade or retake a
high school course, per Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.02124.
Please read the letter from the Texas Education Agency for more.
Parents have until August 11, 2021 to request retention or a repeat of a course for their child. Please contact the Office of Compliance and Data Quality at (979) 730-7000 with questions or for more information.
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