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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to extension of the timeline for a parent to request a |
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special education impartial due process hearing in certain |
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circumstances. |
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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 29.0163 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0163. EXTENDED TIMELINE TO REQUEST SPECIAL |
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EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARING. (a) In this section, |
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"servicemember" means a member of: |
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(1) the armed forces; |
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(2) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and |
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Atmospheric Administration; or |
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(3) the commissioned corps of the Public Health |
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Service. |
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(b) The timeline for the parent of a student to request an |
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impartial due process hearing under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b) does |
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not apply if: |
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(1) the parent is a servicemember and is entitled to a |
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tolling of statutes of limitation under 50 U.S.C. Section 3936(a); |
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or |
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(2) the parent was prevented from requesting the |
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hearing as provided under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(f)(3)(D). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |