Bill Text: TX HB2376 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the number of students eligible to participate in a special education program who may be enrolled in a foundation curriculum course.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-11 - Referred to Public Education [HB2376 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2376-Introduced.html
| 83R9965 CAE-F | ||
| By: Raymond | H.B. No. 2376 | |
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| relating to the number of students eligible to participate in a | ||
| special education program who may be enrolled in a foundation | ||
| curriculum course. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 25, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 25.116 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 25.116. LIMIT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN | ||
| CLASSROOM. (a) Not more than 10 percent of students enrolled in a | ||
| foundation curriculum course in a regular education classroom may | ||
| be students who are identified as eligible to participate in a | ||
| special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29. | ||
| (b) On the request of the classroom teacher, a school | ||
| district that exceeds the limit imposed by Subsection (a) must: | ||
| (1) assign at least one additional teacher or | ||
| educational aide to the foundation curriculum course classroom for | ||
| the entire instructional day in addition to: | ||
| (A) instructional personnel already assigned to | ||
| the foundation curriculum course classroom; and | ||
| (B) instructional personnel assigned to a | ||
| student as required by the student's individualized education | ||
| program; | ||
| (2) provide substantive assistance to the classroom | ||
| teacher of the foundation curriculum course classroom from special | ||
| education personnel of the district in the form of: | ||
| (A) one additional certified teacher for all or | ||
| part of the instructional day in addition to: | ||
| (i) instructional personnel already | ||
| assigned to the foundation curriculum course classroom; and | ||
| (ii) instructional personnel assigned to a | ||
| student as required by the student's individualized education | ||
| program; | ||
| (B) structured, comprehensive mentoring; or | ||
| (C) collaborative planning and preparation time, | ||
| in addition to the planning and preparation time required by | ||
| Section 21.404; or | ||
| (3) provide the teacher as soon as practicable with | ||
| research-based training that: | ||
| (A) relates to instruction of students with | ||
| disabilities; and | ||
| (B) is designed for educators who work primarily | ||
| outside the area of special education. | ||
| (c) This section shall be implemented in accordance with | ||
| applicable federal law regarding placement of special education | ||
| students. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
| school year. | ||
| 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, 2013. | ||
