81R3238 CAS-D
By: McReynolds H.B. No. 1154
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to participation in public high school graduation
ceremonies by certain students with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a school district
shall issue a certificate of coursework completion to a student to
whom Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
Section 794) applies and who successfully completes the curriculum
requirements identified by the State Board of Education under
Subsection (a) but who fails to comply with Section 39.025. The
district shall allow the student to participate in a graduation
ceremony with students receiving high school diplomas.
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, 2009.