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TX Educ Code § 29.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.019. Individualized Education Program Facilitation

Sec. 29.019.  INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FACILITATION.  (a)  The agency shall provide information to parents regarding individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method that may be used to avoid a potential dispute between a school district and a parent of a student with a disability.  A district that chooses to use individualized education program facilitation shall provide information to parents regarding individualized education program facilitation.  The information:(1)  must be included with other information provided to the parent of a student with a disability, although it may be provided as a separate document; and(2)  may be provided in a written or electronic format.(b)  Information provided by the agency under this section must indicate that individualized education program facilitation is an alternative dispute resolution method that some districts may choose to provide.(c)  If a school district chooses to offer individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method:(1)  the district may determine whether to use independent contractors, district employees, or other qualified individuals as facilitators;(2)  the information provided by the district under this section must include a description of any applicable procedures for requesting the facilitation; and(3)  the facilitation must be provided at no cost to a parent.(d)  The use of any alternative dispute resolution method, including individualized education program facilitation, must be voluntary on the part of the participants, and the use or availability of any such method may not in any manner be used to deny or delay the right to pursue a special education complaint, mediation, or due process hearing in accordance with federal law.(e)  Nothing in this section prohibits a school district from using individualized education program facilitation as the district's preferred method of conducting initial and annual admission, review, and dismissal committee meetings.(f)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (S.B. 542), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 29.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.020. Individualized Education Program Facilitation Project

Sec. 29.020.  INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FACILITATION PROJECT.  (a)  The agency shall develop rules in accordance with this section applicable to the administration of a state individualized education program facilitation project.  The program shall include the provision of an independent individualized education program facilitator to facilitate an admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting with parties who are in a dispute about decisions relating to the provision of a free appropriate public education to a student with a disability.  Facilitation implemented under the project must comply with rules developed under this subsection.(b)  The rules must include:(1)  a definition of independent individualized education program facilitation;(2)  forms and procedures for requesting, conducting, and evaluating independent individualized education program facilitation;(3)  training, knowledge, experience, and performance requirements for independent facilitators; and(4)  conditions required to be met in order for the agency to provide individualized education program facilitation at no cost to the parties.(c)  If the commissioner determines that adequate funding is available, the commissioner may authorize the use of federal funds to implement the individualized education program facilitation project in accordance with this section.(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (S.B. 542), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 29.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.023. Notice of Rights

Sec. 29.023.  NOTICE OF RIGHTS.  (a)  The agency shall develop a notice for distribution as provided by Subsection (c) and posting on the agency's Internet website that indicates:(1)  the change made from 2016 to 2017 in reporting requirements for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools regarding the special education representation indicator adopted in the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System Manual; and(2)  in plain language, the rights of a child under both federal and state law and the general process available to initiate a referral of a child for a full individual and initial evaluation under Section 29.004 to determine the child's eligibility for special education services.(b)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall include in the notice developed by the agency under Subsection (a) information indicating where the local processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation may be found.(c)  By a date established by the commissioner, each school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide the notice to the parent of each child who attends school in the district or at the school at any time during the 2019-2020 school year.  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall also make the notice available on request to any person.  The notice must be available in English and Spanish, and a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall make a good faith effort to provide the notice in the parent's native language if the parent's native language is a language other than English or Spanish.(d)  The notice is in addition to requirements imposed by Section 26.0081.(e)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.(f)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 139), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (o).
TX Educ Code § 29.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. Special Education Program|Section 29.027. Grant Program Providing Training in Dyslexia for Teachers and Staff

Sec. 29.027.  GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDING TRAINING IN DYSLEXIA FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF.  (a)  The commissioner shall establish a program to award grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to increase local capacity to appropriately serve students with dyslexia.(b)  A school district, including a school district acting through a district charter issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, or an open-enrollment charter school, including a charter school that primarily serves students with disabilities, as provided under Section 12.1014, is eligible to apply for a grant under this section if the district or school submits to the commissioner a proposal on the use of grant funds that:(1)  incorporates  evidence-based and research-based design; and(2)  increases local capacity to appropriately serve students with dyslexia by providing:(A)  high-quality training to classroom teachers and administrators in meeting the needs of students with dyslexia; or(B)  training to intervention staff resulting in appropriate credentialing related to dyslexia.(c)   The commissioner shall create an external panel of stakeholders, including parents of students with disabilities, to provide assistance in the selection of applications for the award of grants under this section.(d)   The commissioner shall select grant recipients and award grant funds beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. The grants are to be awarded for two years.(e)  A grant awarded to a school district or open-enrollment charter school under this section is in addition to the Foundation School Program funds that the district or charter school is otherwise entitled to receive. A grant awarded under this section may not come out of Foundation School Program funds.(f)  The commissioner shall use funds appropriated or otherwise available to fund grants under this section. (g)  The commissioner and any grant recipient selected under this section may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source, person, or group to implement and administer the grant.  The commissioner and any grant recipient selected under this section may not require any financial contribution from parents to implement and administer the grant.(h)  A regional education service center may administer grants awarded under this section.(i)   This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (H.B. 21), Sec. 3, eff. November 14, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 29.050.
TX Educ Code § 29.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.041. Definitions

Sec. 29.041.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Parent" means a resident of this state who is a natural or adoptive parent, managing or possessory conservator, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of a child.(2)  "Supplemental special education instructional materials" includes textbooks, computer hardware or software,  other technological devices, and other materials suitable for addressing an educational need of a student receiving special education services under Subchapter A.(3)  "Supplemental special education services" means an additive service that provides an educational benefit to a student receiving special education services under Subchapter A, including:(A)  occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy; and(B)  private tutoring and other supplemental private instruction or programs.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.042. Establishment and Administration of Program

Sec. 29.042.  ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The agency by rule shall establish and administer a supplemental special education services and instructional materials program for students who meet the eligibility requirements for participation in the program.  Subject to Subsection (c), the agency shall provide each student approved as provided by this subchapter a grant of not more than $1,500 to purchase supplemental special education services and supplemental special education instructional materials.(b)  In administering the program, the agency shall maintain a system of online accounts to provide access to the grant described by Subsection (a) to an eligible student's parent.(c)  The commissioner shall set aside an amount not to exceed $30 million from the total amount of funds appropriated for each state fiscal year to fund the program under this section.  For each state fiscal year, the total amount provided for student grants under Subsection (a) may not exceed the amount set aside by the commissioner under this subsection.(d)  The agency shall designate one or more regional education service centers to administer the program.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.043. Application for Grant on Behalf of Student

Sec. 29.043.  APPLICATION FOR GRANT ON BEHALF OF STUDENT.  The agency shall establish an application process for an eligible student's parent to apply for a grant held in an online account maintained under Section 29.042(b) and assigned to the student under Section 29.045.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.044. Program Eligibility Criteria

Sec. 29.044.  PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.  (a)  The agency shall establish eligibility criteria for the approval of an application submitted under Section 29.043.  The criteria must require that the student be enrolled in the current school year at a school district or open-enrollment charter school and in a district's or school's special education program under Subchapter A.(b)  The eligibility criteria established under this section must also prioritize students for whom a school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible for a compensatory education allotment under Section 48.104.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.045. Approval of Application; Assignment of Account

Sec. 29.045.  APPROVAL OF APPLICATION; ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT.  Subject to available funding the agency shall approve each student who meets the program eligibility criteria established under Section 29.044 and assign to the student an account maintained under Section 29.042(b).  The account may only be used by the student's parent to purchase supplemental special education services or supplemental special education instructional materials for the student, subject to Sections 29.046 and 29.047.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.046. Account Use Restriction

Sec. 29.046.  ACCOUNT USE RESTRICTION.  (a)  Money in an account assigned to a student under Section 29.045 may be used only for supplemental special education services and supplemental special education instructional materials.(b)  Supplemental special education services must be provided by an agency-approved provider.(c)  If the agency has approved vendors for a category of instructional material under Section 29.047, instructional materials must be purchased from an agency-approved vendor for that category of instructional material.  If the agency does not establish criteria for agency approval for a category of instructional materials, money in the student's account may be used to purchase the instructional materials from any vendor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.047. Agency-Approved Providers and Vendors: Criteria and Application

Sec. 29.047.  AGENCY-APPROVED PROVIDERS AND VENDORS:  CRITERIA AND APPLICATION.  (a)  The agency shall establish criteria necessary for agency approval for each category of provider of a professional service that is a supplemental special education service, as identified by the agency.(b)  The criteria established under this section must require a provider of a category of professional service to be appropriately licensed or accredited in this state to provide that service, including providers of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.(c)  The agency shall provide a procedure for providers of supplemental special education services to apply to the agency to become an agency-approved provider.(d)  The agency may establish criteria for agency approval of vendors for each category of supplemental special education instructional materials identified by the agency.(e)  If the agency establishes criteria for agency approval for a vendor of a category of supplemental special education instructional materials, the agency shall provide a procedure for vendors of that category to apply to the agency to become an agency-approved vendor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.048. Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee Duties

Sec. 29.048.  ADMISSION, REVIEW, AND DISMISSAL COMMITTEE DUTIES.  (a)  A student's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall develop a student's individualized education program under Section 29.005, in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.), without consideration of any supplemental special education services that may be provided under the program under this subchapter.(b)  The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a student approved for participation in the program shall provide to the student's parent at an admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for the student:(1)  information regarding the types of supplemental special education services available under the program and provided by agency-approved providers for which an account maintained under Section 29.042(b) for the student may be used; and(2)  instructions regarding accessing an account described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.049. Rules

Sec. 29.049.  RULES.  The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the supplemental special education services and instructional materials program under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter A. -1. Supplemental Special Education Services Program|Section 29.050. Expiration

Sec. 29.050.  EXPIRATION.  This subchapter expires September 1, 2024.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (S.B. 1716), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter B. Bilingual Education and Special Language Programs|Section 29.051. State Policy

Sec. 29.051.  STATE POLICY.  English is the basic language of this state.  Public schools are responsible for providing a full opportunity for all students to become competent in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehending the English language.  Large numbers of students in the state come from environments in which the primary language is other than English.  Experience has shown that public school classes in which instruction is given only in English are often inadequate for the education of those students.  The mastery of basic English language skills is a prerequisite for effective participation in the state's educational program.  Bilingual education and special language programs can meet the needs of those students and facilitate their integration into the regular school curriculum.  Therefore, in accordance with the policy of the state to ensure equal educational opportunity to every student, and in recognition of the educational needs of emergent bilingual students, this subchapter provides for the establishment of bilingual education and special language programs in the public schools and provides supplemental financial assistance to help school districts meet the extra costs of the programs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter B. Bilingual Education and Special Language Programs|Section 29.052. Definitions

Sec. 29.052.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Emergent bilingual student" means a student whose primary language is other than English and whose English language skills are such that the student has difficulty performing ordinary classwork in English.(2)  "Parent" includes a legal guardian of a student.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 29.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 29 - Educational Programs|Subchapter B. Bilingual Education and Special Language Programs|Section 29.053. Establishment of Bilingual Education and Special Language Programs

Sec. 29.053.  ESTABLISHMENT OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.  (a)  The agency shall establish a procedure for identifying school districts that are required to offer bilingual education and special language programs in accordance with this subchapter.(b)  Within the first four weeks following the first day of school, the language proficiency assessment committee established under Section 29.063 shall determine and report to the board of trustees of the district the number of emergent bilingual students on each campus and shall classify each student according to the language in which the student possesses primary proficiency.  The board shall report that information to the agency before November 1 each year.(c)  Each district with an enrollment of 20 or more emergent bilingual students in any language classification in the same grade level shall offer a bilingual education or special language program.(d)  Each district that is required to offer bilingual education and special language programs under this section shall offer the following for emergent bilingual students:(1)  bilingual education in kindergarten through the elementary grades;(2)  bilingual education, instruction in English as a second language, or other transitional language instruction approved by the agency in post-elementary grades through grade 8; and(3)  instruction in English as a second language in grades 9 through 12.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2066), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.|