Amend SB 1 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, strike "is not" and substitute "that receives money distributed under the program is".
(2) Immediately following added Section 29.367, Education Code, insert the following:
Sec. 29.3671. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a private school in which a child with a disability who is a participating child enrolls using money distributed under the program must comply with federal and state laws regarding the provision of educational services to a child with a disability with respect to the participating child, 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.).
(3) Immediately following added Section 29.368, Education Code, insert the following:
Sec. 29.3681. PROTECTED CLASSES. (a) A private school to which a participating child applies or in which a participating child enrolls may not discriminate in determining whether to admit the child or in providing services to the child, as applicable, 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 under Section 29.358 if the comptroller determines that the provider or vendor has violated this section.