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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information regarding a local |
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intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents |
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or guardians of certain special education students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.030. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING LOCAL |
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INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AUTHORITY. At the first |
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individualized education program committee meeting during which a |
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student's individualized education program is developed under |
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Section 29.005, a school district shall provide the parent or legal |
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guardian of a student who has an intellectual disability or a |
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developmental delay with information about services and public |
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benefits provided by the local intellectual and developmental |
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disability authority, including services under waiver programs |
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established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1396n(c)). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |