85R7718 MK-F
By: Nevárez H.B. No. 1928
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to content requirements for an individualized education
program developed for a public school student with autism or
another pervasive developmental disorder.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.005(e), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) The commissioner by rule shall, as provided by Section
29.0052, [may] require a school district to include in the
individualized education program of a student with autism or
another pervasive developmental disorder any information or
requirement determined necessary to ensure the student receives a
free appropriate public education as required under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 29.0052 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.0052. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR
STUDENTS WITH AUTISM OR ANOTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER.
(a) In developing the individualized education program for a
student with autism or another pervasive developmental disorder,
the committee must include any interventions or services that the
committee believes are appropriate to meet the educational needs of
the student.
(b) The committee shall consider feedback from a student's
parent or guardian when determining interventions or services to be
included in a student's individualized education program under this
section.
(c) If the committee does not include any interventions or
services in the individualized education program for a student with
autism or another pervasive developmental disorder, the committee
must include a statement:
(1) identifying each intervention or service that was
considered for the student; and
(2) explaining the reasoning behind the committee's
determination not to include that intervention or service in the
student's program.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
school year.
SECTION 4. 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, 2017.