By Zaffirini S.R. No. 1173 76R18066 BDH-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That 1-2 Senate Rule 12.03 is suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, 1-3 to enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the 1-4 differences between the house and senate versions of H.B. No. 1-5 1275, relating to providing a parent with a copy of a special 1-6 education student's education plan translated into the parent's 1-7 native language, to consider and take action on the following 1-8 matter: 1-9 Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the 1-10 committee to add text to read as follows: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by 1-12 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-13 (d) If the child's parent is unable to speak English, the 1-14 district shall: 1-15 (1) provide the parent with a written or audiotaped 1-16 copy of the child's individualized education program translated 1-17 into Spanish if Spanish is the parent's native language; or 1-18 (2) if the parent's native language is a language 1-19 other than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent 1-20 with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized 1-21 education program translated into the parent's native language. 1-22 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-24 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.