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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transition and employment guide for public school |
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students enrolled in a special education program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.0112(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The transition and employment guide must be written in |
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plain language and contain information specific to this state |
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regarding: |
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(1) transition services; |
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(2) employment and supported employment services; |
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(3) social security programs, including the Ticket to |
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Work Program authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives |
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Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-170); |
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(4) community and long-term services and support, |
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including the option to place the student on a waiting list with a |
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governmental agency for public benefits available to the student, |
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such as a waiver program established under Section 1915(c), Social |
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)); |
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(5) postsecondary educational programs and services, |
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including the inventory maintained by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board under Section 61.0663; |
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(6) information sharing with health and human services |
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agencies and providers; |
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(7) guardianship and alternatives to guardianship, |
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including a supported decision-making agreement under Chapter |
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1357, Estates Code; |
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(8) self-advocacy, person-directed planning, and |
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self-determination; [and] |
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(9) contact information for all relevant state |
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agencies; |
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(10) financial literacy, including information and |
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curricula on the effective long-term management of financial |
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resources; and |
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(11) financial independence, including: |
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(A) special needs trusts; |
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(B) the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience |
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(ABLE) Program under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, authorized under |
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Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; |
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(C) the Medicaid buy-in programs implemented |
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under Section 531.02444, Government Code; and |
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(D) other work incentive programs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2020-2021 |
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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, 2019. |