Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 29.302. FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that it is essential for the well-being and growth of students who are deaf or hard of hearing that educational programs recognize the unique nature of deafness and the hard-of-hearing condition and ensure that all students who are…

Sec. 29.303. UNIQUE COMMUNICATION. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which their unique communication mode is respected, used, and developed to an appropriate level of proficiency. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Sec. 29.304. QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL. (a) A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which teachers, psychologists, speech language pathologists, progress assessors, administrators, and others involved in education understand the unique nature of deafn…

Sec. 29.305. LANGUAGE MODE PEERS. If practicable and not in conflict with any admission, review, and dismissal committee recommendations, a student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in the company of a sufficient number of peers using the same language mode an…

Sec. 29.306. FAMILIAL AND ADVOCATE INVOLVEMENT. A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which the student's parents or legal guardians and advocates for the student's parents or legal guardians are involved in determining the extent, content, and purpos…

Sec. 29.307. ROLE MODELS. A student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be given the opportunity to be exposed to deaf or hard-of-hearing role models. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Sec. 29.310. PROCEDURES AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT. (a) Procedures and materials for assessment and placement of students who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be selected and administered so as not to be racially, culturally, or sexually discriminatory. (b) A sin…

Sec. 29.312. PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES. Appropriate psychological counseling services for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be made available at the student's school site in the student's primary mode of communication. In the case of a student who is hard of …

Sec. 29.313. EVALUATION OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES. (a) Each school district must provide continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the district's services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The evaluations shall follow program excellence indicators estab…

Sec. 29.314. TRANSITION INTO GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS. In addition to satisfying requirements of the admission, review, and dismissal committee and to satisfying requirements under state and federal law for vocational training, each school district shall develop and implement a tr…

Sec. 29.315. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. The Texas Education Agency and the Texas School for the Deaf shall develop a memorandum of understanding to establish: (1) the method for developing and reevaluating a set of indicators of the quality of learning…

Sec. 29.316. LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. (a) In this section, "language acquisition" includes expressive and receptive language acquisition and literacy development in English, American Sign Language, or both, or, if applicable, in another language primarily used by a child's parent or…

Sec. 29.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means an education savings account established under the program. (2) "Certified educational assistance organization" means an organization certified under Section 29.354 to support the administration of the program. (3)…

Sec. 29.352. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The comptroller shall establish and administer a program to provide funding for approved education-related expenses of children participating in the program and has the authority to: (1) execute contracts, agreements, and other instrumen…

Sec. 29.3521. AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION; LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES. (a) In the comptroller's legislative appropriations request for each state fiscal biennium, the comptroller shall state the amount of money necessary for the biennium to provide the amount specified under Section …

Sec. 29.353. PROGRAM FUND. (a) The program fund is an account in the general revenue fund to be administered by the comptroller. (b) The fund is composed of: (1) general revenue transferred to the fund; (2) money appropriated to the fund; (3) interest and other earnings attributa…

Sec. 29.3535. PROMOTION OF PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller or the comptroller's designee may enter into contracts or agreements and engage in marketing, advertising, and other activities to promote, market, and advertise the development and use of the prog…

Sec. 29.354. SELECTION OF CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An organization may apply to the comptroller for certification as a certified educational assistance organization during an application period established by the comptroller. (b) To be eligible for cert…

Sec. 29.355. ELIGIBLE CHILD. (a) A child is eligible to participate in the program and may, subject to available funding, enroll in the program for the semester following the semester in which the child's application is submitted under Section 29.356 if: (1) the child's parent es…

Sec. 29.356. APPLICATION TO PROGRAM. (a) A parent of an eligible child may apply to a certified educational assistance organization designated by the comptroller to enroll the child in the program for the following semester, term, or school year, as determined by the comptroller.…

Sec. 29.357. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM. (a) To receive funding under the program, a participating parent must agree to: (1) request that program money be spent only for expenses allowed under Section 29.359; (2) share or authorize the administrator of an assessment instrument to s…

Sec. 29.358. PREAPPROVED PROVIDERS AND VENDORS. (a) The comptroller shall by rule establish a process for the preapproval of education service providers and vendors of educational products for participation in the program. The comptroller shall allow for the submission of applica…

Sec. 29.3585. PROVIDER AND VENDOR SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL. (a) The comptroller shall immediately suspend a preapproved education service provider or vendor of educational products on finding that the provider or vendor: (1) is ineligible under this subchapter for participation in …

Sec. 29.359. APPROVED EDUCATION-RELATED EXPENSES. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a participating parent may request that program money be spent only for the following education-related expenses incurred by a participating child at a preapproved education service provider or vendo…

Sec. 29.360. PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. (a) The comptroller shall disburse from the program fund to each certified educational assistance organization the amount specified under Section 29.361(a) for each participating child served by the organization. (b) To initiate payment to an ed…

Sec. 29.361. AMOUNT OF TRANSFER TO PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT; FINANCING. (a) Regardless of the deadline by which the participating parent applies for enrollment in the program under Section 29.356(a) and except as provided by Subsections (b), (b-1), and (d) of this section, a certified…

Sec. 29.3611. ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. If a child ceases participation in the program during a school year due to the child's enrollment in a school district or open-enrollment charter school: (1) the district or school is entitled to receive, in addition to other funding to …

Sec. 29.3615. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; EVALUATIONS. (a) The parent of a child who is not enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school may request that a school district conduct a full individual and initial evaluation of the child for purposes of dete…

Sec. 29.362. ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS. (a) On receipt of money distributed by the comptroller for purposes of making transfers to the accounts of participating children, a certified educational assistance organization shall hold that money in trust for the benefit of children p…

Sec. 29.363. AUDITING. (a) The comptroller shall contract with a private entity to audit accounts and program participant eligibility data not less than once per year to ensure compliance with applicable law and program requirements. The audit must include a review of: (1) each c…

Sec. 29.364. SUSPENSION OF ACCOUNT. (a) The comptroller shall suspend the account of a participating child who fails to remain in good standing by complying with applicable law or a requirement of the program. (b) On suspension of an account under Subsection (a), the comptroller …

Sec. 29.365. TUITION AND FEES; REFUND PROHIBITED. (a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products may not charge a participating child an amount greater than the standard amount charged for that service or product by the provider or vendor. (b) An education se…

Sec. 29.366. REFERRAL TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY. If the comptroller obtains evidence of fraudulent use of an account or money distributed under the program or any other violation of law by a certified educational assistance organization, education service provider or vendor of educati…

Sec. 29.367. SPECIAL EDUCATION NOTICE. (a) A certified educational assistance organization shall post on the Internet website established and maintained for the program and provide to each parent who submits an application for the program a notice that: (1) states that a private …

Sec. 29.368. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, PROVIDER, AND VENDOR AUTONOMY. (a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products that receives money distributed under the program is not a recipient of federal financial assistance and may not be considered to be a state actor …

Sec. 29.369. STUDENT RECORDS AND INFORMATION. (a) On request by the participating parent or parent of a child seeking to participate in the program, the school district or open-enrollment charter school that the child would otherwise attend shall provide a copy of the child's sch…

Sec. 29.370. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for any expenses related to the administration of the program, including establishing the program and contracting for the report requir…

Sec. 29.371. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The comptroller, in collaboration with the agency and the certified educational assistance organizations, shall compile program data and produce an annual longitudinal report regarding: (1) the number of program applications received, accepted, and…

Sec. 29.3715. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. (a) The comptroller, in collaboration with the agency and the certified educational assistance organizations, shall collect and report demographic information regarding each participating child. The report must in…

Sec. 29.372. RULES; PROCEDURES. The comptroller shall adopt rules and procedures as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

Sec. 29.373. APPEAL; FINALITY OF DECISIONS. (a) A program participant may appeal to the comptroller an administrative decision made by the comptroller or a certified educational assistance organization under this subchapter, including a decision regarding eligibility, allowable e…

Sec. 29.374. RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN CIVIL ACTION. (a) A program participant, eligible child, education service provider, or vendor of educational products may intervene in any civil action challenging the constitutionality of the program. (b) A court in which a civil action descri…

Sec. 29.402. PARTNERSHIP. (a) A public junior college may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more school districts located in the public junior college district to provide on the campus of the public junior college a dropout recovery program for students …

Sec. 29.403. FINANCING. (a) A public junior college district may receive from each partnering school district for each student from that district enrolled in a dropout recovery program under this subchapter an amount negotiated between the junior college district and that partner…

Sec. 29.404. OTHER FUNDING. (a) To the extent consistent with the General Appropriations Act, a public junior college under this subchapter is eligible to receive dropout prevention and intervention program funds appropriated to the agency. (b) A public junior college under this …

Sec. 29.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "alleged offender resident," "interdisciplinary team," and "state supported living center" have the meanings assigned by Section 555.001, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 2, eff. Ju…