| 1 | 1 | | 88R12563 PRL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 4516 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to |
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| 8 | 8 | | provide full and individual initial evaluations for special |
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| 9 | 9 | | education services. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 48.1021 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 48.1021. INITIAL EVALUATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION |
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| 14 | 14 | | ALLOTMENT. (a) A school district is entitled to an allotment equal |
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| 15 | 15 | | to the costs incurred by the district to provide full and individual |
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| 16 | 16 | | initial evaluations to assess student eligibility for special |
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| 17 | 17 | | education or related services. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) Each district that receives an allotment under this |
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| 19 | 19 | | section shall provide data requested by the agency regarding the |
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| 20 | 20 | | costs associated with conducting each full and individual initial |
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| 21 | 21 | | evaluation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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