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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of purchases under the supplemental |
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special education services and instructional materials program by a |
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public school student's admission, review, and dismissal |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.046(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Money in an account assigned to a student under Section |
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29.045 may be used only for supplemental special education services |
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and supplemental special education instructional materials |
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approved by the student's admission, review, and dismissal |
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committee under Section 29.048(c). |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.048, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The admission, review, and dismissal committee of a |
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student approved for participation in the program shall hold an |
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admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for the student |
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with the student's parent before grant money is assigned to a |
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student's account under the program to determine and approve the |
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supplemental special education services and supplemental special |
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education instructional materials that would best serve the |
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student. The committee shall provide the student's parent and the |
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agency the list of approved services and materials for the student. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |