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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to extending the eligibility of certain students to |
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participate in a school district's 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 29.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a student is eligible |
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to participate in a school district's special education program |
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under this subchapter for one school year after the student's 21st |
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birthday if the student: |
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(1) is enrolled in a school district's special |
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education program during the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, or |
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2022-2023 school year and reaches 21 years of age during that school |
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year; and |
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(2) has an impairment or disability described by |
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Subsection (b)(1) or (2). |
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(c-1) Subsection (c) and this subsection expire September |
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1, 2024. |
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SECTION 2. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |