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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing a translated copy of a student's |
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individualized education program to parents unable to speak |
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English. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) In compliance with Subsection (d), the district shall |
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provide the child's individualized education program in audiotape |
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form if requested by the parent. Audiotaped copies shall include |
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all components of the individualized education program required |
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under state or federal law that are developed or revised by the |
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committee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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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, 2015. |