84R2713 MK-D
By: González H.B. No. 356
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a federal waiver to exempt public school students with
significant cognitive disabilities from annual assessment
requirements imposed by federal law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Texas
Education Agency shall apply to the United States Department of
Education for a waiver of the annual alternate assessment of
students with significant cognitive disabilities required under
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et
seq.) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.