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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information regarding a local |
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intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents |
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or guardians of certain special education students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be referred to as the Caytlin |
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Handley Act. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.030. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING LOCAL |
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INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AUTHORITY. (a) At the |
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first individualized education program committee meeting during |
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which a student's individualized education program is developed |
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under Section 29.005, a school district shall provide the parent or |
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legal guardian of a student who has an intellectual disability or a |
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developmental delay with information about services and public |
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benefits provided by the local intellectual and developmental |
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disability authority that serves the county in which the student |
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resides, including services under waiver programs established |
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under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section |
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1396n(c)). |
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(b) The agency, in collaboration with the Health and Human |
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Services Commission, shall develop informational materials that |
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include the information described by Subsection (a) and make those |
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materials available for use by school districts. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1188 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 3, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1188 was passed by the Senate on May |
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16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |