Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3632 by Moody (Relating to extension of the timeline for a parent to request a special education impartial due process hearing in certain circumstances.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would extend the statute of limitations for requesting an impartial special education due process hearing under certain circumstances. The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to include in the notice of procedural safeguards that the statute of limitations for the parent of a student to request an impartial due process hearing under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(c) may be tolled if the parent is an active-duty servicemember and 50 U.S.C. Section 3936 applies to the parent. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
The Texas Education Agency indicates the agency can implement the provisions of the legislation within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
TEA estimates additional requests for due process hearings could increase the amount of time and resources that district staff would need to devote to responding to the requests. The amount of additional time and resources will vary depending on the number of students with active duty service member parents at the district, number of requests and issue of the request. In addition, districts may incur minimal costs related to print copies of the revised Notice of Procedural Safeguards.