HB 430

relating to the terminology used to refer to certain disabilities
in determining eligibility for special education services in public
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 29.003, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
(b)  A student is eligible to participate in a school
district's special education program if the student:
(1)  is not more than 21 years of age and has a visual or
auditory impairment that prevents the student from being adequately
or safely educated in public school without the provision of
(2)  is at least three but not more than 21 years of age
and has one or more of the following disabilities that prevents the
student from being adequately or safely educated in public school
without the provision of special services:
(B)  intellectual or developmental disability;
(C)  emotional dysregulation [disturbance];
(c)  In this section, "emotional dysregulation" has the
meaning assigned to the term "emotional disturbance" by 34 C.F.R.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.