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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to representation of a person in a special education |
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impartial due process hearing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.0162 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0162. REPRESENTATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE |
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PROCESS HEARING. A person in an impartial due process hearing |
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brought under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 may be represented by: |
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(1) an attorney who is licensed in this state; or |
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(2) an individual with special knowledge or training |
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with respect to problems of children with disabilities. |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.0162, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to representation at an impartial due |
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process hearing brought under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 that begins on |
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or after the effective date of the Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |