Student Attendance Accounting Handbook

State law requires that every Texas school district adopts an attendance accounting system that includes procedures to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of student attendance data. The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) contains the official attendance accounting requirements that all public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas must meet. The agency collects student attendance data primarily to ensure that Foundation School Program (FSP) funds can be correctly allocated to Texas’s public schools.

The SAAH

• describes the FSP eligibility requirements for all students,
• prescribes the minimum standards for all attendance accounting systems,
• lists the documentation requirements for attendance audit purposes, and
• details the responsibilities of all district personnel involved in student attendance accounting.

The proposed version of the 2025-2026 SAAH has been added to the table below. The public comment period for the proposed SAAH will begin on Friday, June 27, 2025. The period for submitting public comment will last from June 27 to July 28. Public comments can be sent to https://form.jotform.com/210613401561138. This webpage will be updated with the final adopted version of SAAH after the completion of the comment period.

SAAH Texas Administrative Code Rules

Commissioner of Education Rule

• 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §129.1025, Adoption by Reference: Student Attendance Accounting Handbook

Additional Resources

Following are additional resources related to the SAAH:

• TAA Letter - 3/4/2021 - 2020-2021 School Day Event Code Additions
• Sample Military Form: Report of Proceedings by Board of Inquiry or Further Review Board (PDF, 52 KB)
• Sample Military Form: Commander's Preliminary Assessment and Recommendation Regarding Missing Person (PDF, 63 KB)
• Chart for Determining PK Funding Source Reporting for Fall Snapshot (PDF, 52 KB)