Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R3987 JDK-D
2	2	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 198
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to additional requirements for individualized education
10	10	programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive
11	11	developmental disorders.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by
14	14	adding Subsection (e-2) to read as follows:
15	15	(e-2) For a child with autism or another pervasive
16	16	developmental disorder, the committee must consider for inclusion
17	17	in the child's individualized education program each strategy
18	18	identified under commissioner rule as appropriate for autism or
19	19	another pervasive developmental disorder and that is based on
20	20	peer-reviewed, research-based educational programming practices.
21	21	The committee shall determine whether each strategy considered is
22	22	appropriate and practicable to include in the child's
23	23	individualized education program. If the committee determines that
24	24	a strategy is not appropriate or practicable to include in the
25	25	child's individualized education program, the committee must
26	26	include a written statement to that effect and the basis for that
27	27	determination in the documentation for the child's individualized
28	28	education program.
29	29	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
30	30	amended by adding Section 29.0052 to read as follows:
31	31	Sec. 29.0052. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS
32	32	WITH AUTISM OR ANOTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER. (a) Not
33	33	later than seven days before each meeting of an admission, review,
34	34	and dismissal committee for a child with autism or another
35	35	pervasive developmental disorder, a school district shall provide
36	36	to the parent of the child written information regarding each
37	37	strategy identified under commissioner rule as appropriate for
38	38	autism or another pervasive developmental disorder and that is
39	39	based on peer-reviewed, research-based educational programming
40	40	practices.
41	41	(b) At each meeting of an admission, review, and dismissal
42	42	committee for a child with autism or another pervasive
43	43	developmental disorder, the committee must consider each strategy
44	44	described by Subsection (a) and determine whether the strategy is
45	45	appropriate and practicable to include in the child's
46	46	individualized education program. If the committee determines that
47	47	a strategy is not appropriate or practicable to include in the
48	48	child's program, the committee must include a written statement to
49	49	that effect and the basis for that determination in the
50	50	documentation for the child's individualized education program.
51	51	(c) If the child's parent is unable to speak English, a
52	52	school district shall:
53	53	(1) provide the parent with a written or audiotaped
54	54	copy of the written information required under Subsection (a)
55	55	translated into Spanish if Spanish is the parent's native language;
56	56	or
57	57	(2) if the parent's native language is a language other
58	58	than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent with
59	59	the written information required under Subsection (a) translated
60	60	into the parent's native language.
61	61	SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
62	62	school year.
63	63	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
64	64	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
65	65	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
66	66	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
67	67	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.