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House Bill 617 |
House Author: Rodriguez, Eddie et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 617 amends the Education Code to require the commissioner of education to require each school district or shared services arrangement to designate at least one employee to serve as the district's or shared services arrangement's designee on transition and employment services for students enrolled in special education programs for the purpose of ensuring that local school staff communicate and collaborate with special education students and their parents and, as appropriate, with local and regional staff of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and of the state agencies under HHSC oversight in providing effective transition planning and coordinated delivery of services.
House Bill 617 requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA), with assistance from HHSC, to develop for special education students and their parents a transition and employment guide to provide information on statewide services and programs that assist in the transition to life outside the public school system. The bill authorizes TEA to contract with a private entity to prepare the guide and sets out certain content and format requirements for the guide and requirements for periodic updates and Internet posting of the guide.