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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to content requirements for an individualized education |
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program developed for a public school student with autism or |
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another pervasive developmental disorder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.005(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The commissioner by rule shall, as provided by Section |
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29.0052, [may] require a school district to include in the |
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individualized education program of a student with autism or |
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another pervasive developmental disorder any information or |
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requirement determined necessary to ensure the student receives a |
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free appropriate public education as required under the Individuals |
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with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.0052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0052. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR |
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STUDENTS WITH AUTISM OR ANOTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER. |
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(a) In developing the individualized education program for a |
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student with autism or another pervasive developmental disorder, |
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the committee must include any interventions or services that the |
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committee believes are appropriate to meet the educational needs of |
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the student. |
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(b) The committee shall consider feedback from a student's |
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parent or guardian when determining interventions or services to be |
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included in a student's individualized education program under this |
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section. |
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(c) If the committee does not include any interventions or |
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services in the individualized education program for a student with |
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autism or another pervasive developmental disorder, the committee |
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must include a statement: |
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(1) identifying each intervention or service that was |
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considered for the student; and |
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(2) explaining the reasoning behind the committee's |
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determination not to include that intervention or service in the |
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student's program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2017. |