SB 1092
AN ACT relating to the referral of certain students receiving special
Senate Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the referral of certain students receiving special
Bill Text
relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 29.030 to read as follows: Sec. 29.030. REFERRAL TO LOCAL INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AUTHORITY. A school district shall refer each student who qualifies to receive special education services under this subchapter on the basis of a diagnosed or suspected intellectual or developmental disability to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits, including services under a Medicaid waiver program established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 SECTION 3. 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, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the referral of certain students receiving special
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