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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a joint study and report by the Texas Education Agency |
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and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the |
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transition of public school students with disabilities to higher |
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education. |
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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 29.0114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0114. STUDY REGARDING TRANSITION TO HIGHER |
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EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this section, |
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"coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board. |
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(b) The agency and the coordinating board jointly shall |
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conduct a study on the transition to higher education for public |
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school students with disabilities. |
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(c) The study must investigate and identify: |
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(1) the percentage of students enrolled in a special |
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education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who graduate high |
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school; |
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(2) the percentage of students enrolled in a special |
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education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who following |
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high school graduation enroll in a public or private institution of |
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higher education; |
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(3) for each disability category identified by the |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 |
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et seq.): |
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(A) appropriate supports and services for a |
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student who is eligible for services based on that category of |
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disability to facilitate the student's transition to higher |
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education; and |
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(B) whether students eligible for services based |
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on that category of disability currently receive the supports and |
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services identified under Paragraph (A); |
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(4) barriers that exist for students with disabilities |
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to transition to higher education; |
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(5) whether services and accommodations for students |
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with disabilities who enroll in public or private institutions of |
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higher education are accessible; and |
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(6) whether students with disabilities currently |
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receive sufficient and accurate information regarding their civil |
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rights. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2022, the agency and the |
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coordinating board shall prepare a report detailing the results of |
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the study under this section and submit to the legislature the |
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report and any recommendations for legislative or other action. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2023. |
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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 September 1, 2021. |