88R2933 GCB-D
 
  By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 1493
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to accommodations for the assessment of certain public
  school students receiving special education services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 39.023, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
         (b-2)  The agency shall ensure that a student receives an
  accommodation applicable to assessment instruments during the
  administration of an assessment instrument under this section if
  that accommodation is specified in the student's:
               (1)  individualized education program created under
  the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section
  1400 et seq.); or
               (2)  plan created under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act
  of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.