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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements regarding persons with |
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disabilities enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.06642 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.06642. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING AND INFORMATION ON |
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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The board shall |
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adopt rules requiring institutions of higher education to accept as |
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proof that a person is a person with a disability documentation of: |
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(1) an individualized education program developed for |
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the person in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities |
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Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.); |
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(2) services or accommodations provided to the person |
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by a primary or secondary school in accordance with Section 504, |
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794); |
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(3) a plan or record of service from a private school, |
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a public school, a state educational agency, or an institution of |
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higher education prepared for the person in accordance with the |
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et |
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seq.); |
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(4) a diagnosis or finding of a disability from a |
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licensed physician or other appropriate medical professional; |
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(5) a plan or other record related to the person's |
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disability from another institution of higher education or a |
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private or independent institution of higher education; or |
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(6) the person's service-related disability based on |
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the person's service in the armed forces of the United States, the |
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Texas Army National Guard, or the Texas Air National Guard. |
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(b) The rules adopted under this section may provide for an |
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institution of higher education to establish less burdensome |
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options for documentation with which a person may establish that |
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the person is a person with a disability. |
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(c) The rules adopted under this section must require |
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institutions of higher education to: |
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(1) provide specific and transparent information |
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about the institution's policies and procedures for determining the |
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accommodations available to persons with disabilities; and |
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(2) make the institution's policies and procedures |
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described by Subdivision (1) available to students, parents, and |
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faculty, including by providing the information during any student |
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orientation and on the institution's publicly accessible Internet |
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website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |