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Amend CSSB 422 (committee report) by adding the following 
appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the 
subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION __.  Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  The commissioner by rule may require a school district to 
include in the individualized education program of a student with 
autism or another pervasive developmental disorder any information 
or requirement authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).
	SECTION __. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 29.0051 to read as follows:
	Sec. 29.0051.  STUDY OF RULE CONCERNING CONTENT OF 
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENT WITH PERVASIVE 
DEVELOPMENT DISORDER.  (a)  The agency shall establish a committee 
composed of parents of students with autism or other pervasive 
developmental disorders, teachers, school administrators, and 
other interested persons to study the rule concerning the content 
of an individualized education program for a student with autism or 
another pervasive developmental disorder (19 T.A.C. Section 
89.1055(e)). School district employees or educational consultants 
or contractors who receive or are employed by entities that receive 
compensation from a school district may not constitute more than 50 
percent of the committee.
	(b)  In studying the rule, the committee shall consider 
whether any other considerations, such as applied behavior 
analysis, communication training, or the use of inclusive settings, 
should be included in the rule.
	(c)  Not later than July 1, 2006, the committee shall 
recommend to the commissioner any necessary changes to the rule.
	(d)  This section expires August 1, 2006.