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Senate Bill 816 |
Senate Author: Hegar et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Huberty |
Senate Bill 816 amends the Education Code to change the deadline for completing a written report of a full individual and initial evaluation of a student for purposes of special education services from the 60th calendar day to the 45th school day following the date on which the school district receives written consent for the evaluation, unless the student has been absent from school during that period on three or more days, in which case the bill requires the period to be extended by the same number of school days as the number of absences. The bill sets the same deadline for completing a report on the evaluation of a student under five years of age by September 1 of the school year and not enrolled in public school and for a student enrolled in a private or home school setting.
If a school district receives written consent for an initial evaluation at least 35 but less than 45 school days before the last instructional day of the school year, the bill requires the evaluation to be completed and the written report to be provided to the parent or legal guardian not later than June 30 of the same year and requires the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee to meet not later than the 15th school day of the following school year to consider the evaluation.