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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 29.003. Eligibility Criteria

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The agency shall develop specific eligibility criteria based on the general classifications established by this section and in accordance with federal law.  Eligible students with disabilities shall enjoy the right to a free appropriate public education, which may include instruction in the general education classroom, instruction through special teaching, or instruction through contracts approved under this subchapter.  Instruction shall be supplemented by the provision of related services when appropriate.

(b) A student is eligible to participate in a school district's special education program:

(1) from birth through 21 years of age if the student has a visual impairment, is deaf or hard of hearing, or is deaf-blind and that disability prevents the student from being adequately or safely educated in public school without the provision of special education services;

(2) from three years of age through nine years of age if the student is experiencing developmental delays as described by 20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)(B) and defined by commissioner rule;  or

(3) from 3 years of age through 21 years of age if the student has one or more of the disabilities described by 20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)(A) and that disability prevents the student from being adequately or safely educated in public school without the provision of special education services.

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