R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences between the house and senate versions of 1-6 H.B. No. 1275, relating to providing a parent with a copy of a 1-7 special education student's education plan translated into the 1-8 parent's native language, to consider and take action on the 1-9 following matter: 1-10 House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended to 1-11 permit the committee to add text to read as follows: 1-12 SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by 1-13 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-14 (d) If the child's parent is unable to speak English, the 1-15 district shall: 1-16 (1) provide the parent with a written or audiotaped 1-17 copy of the child's individualized education program translated 1-18 into Spanish if Spanish is the parent's native language; or 1-19 (2) if the parent's native language is a language 1-20 other than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent 1-21 with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized 1-22 education program translated into the parent's native language. 1-23 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-3 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-4 passage, and it is so enacted. 2-5 Explanation: This change is necessary to require a school 2-6 district to provide a copy of an individualized education program 2-7 in Spanish if a parent's native language is Spanish, and to 2-8 require, if a parent's native language is a language other than 2-9 Spanish, a good faith effort to provide the copy in that language. Luna _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1300 was adopted by the House on May 29, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House