Amend SB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Subchapter J, Chapter 29, Education Code, as follows:
(1) In added Section 29.367(a)(1), Education Code (page 8, line 48), strike "not".
(2) Immediately following added Section 29.368, Education Code (page 9, between lines 16 and 17), insert the following:
Sec. 29.3681. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. A private school in which a child with a disability who is a program participant enrolls is subject to federal and state laws regarding the provision of educational services to a child with a disability in the same manner as a public school, including:
(1) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.);
(2) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794); and
(3) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12131 et seq.).
Sec. 29.3682. PROTECTED CLASSES. A private school to which a child who is a program participant applies or in which the child enrolls may not discriminate in admission decisions or in the provision of services on the basis of the child's membership in any federally protected class.
(b) The comptroller shall revoke the approval of an education service provider or vendor of educational products to participate in the program if the provider or vendor violates this section.