Tex. Education Code § 29.453
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 29.453, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 29.453. SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) A school district shall provide educational services, including services required under Subchapter A, to each alleged offender resident who is under 22 years of age and otherwise eligible under Section 25.001 to attend school in the district. The district shall provide educational services to each alleged offender resident who is 21 years of age on September 1 of the school year and otherwise eligible to attend school in the district until the earlier of:
(1) the end of that school year; or
(2) the student's graduation from high school.
(b) The educational placement of an alleged offender resident and the educational services to be provided by a school district to the resident shall be determined by the resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee consistent with federal law and regulations regarding the placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. The resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall:
(1) inform the resident's interdisciplinary team of a determination the committee makes in accordance with this subsection; and
(2) consult, to the extent practicable, with the resident's interdisciplinary team concerning such a determination.
(1) the end of that school year; or
(2) the student's graduation from high school.
(b) The educational placement of an alleged offender resident and the educational services to be provided by a school district to the resident shall be determined by the resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee consistent with federal law and regulations regarding the placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. The resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall:
(1) inform the resident's interdisciplinary team of a determination the committee makes in accordance with this subsection; and
(2) consult, to the extent practicable, with the resident's interdisciplinary team concerning such a determination.
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