Bill Text: TX HB855 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a joint study and report by the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the transition of public school students with disabilities to higher education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to Public Education [HB855 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB855-Introduced.html
| 87R3392 CXP-D | ||
| By: González of El Paso | H.B. No. 855 | |
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| relating to a joint study and report by the Texas Education Agency | ||
| and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the | ||
| transition of public school students with disabilities to higher | ||
| education. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 29.0114 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 29.0114. STUDY REGARDING TRANSITION TO HIGHER | ||
| EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this section, | ||
| "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating | ||
| Board. | ||
| (b) The agency and the coordinating board jointly shall | ||
| conduct a study on the transition to higher education for public | ||
| school students with disabilities. | ||
| (c) The study must investigate and identify: | ||
| (1) the percentage of students enrolled in a special | ||
| education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who graduate high | ||
| school; | ||
| (2) the percentage of students enrolled in a special | ||
| education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who following | ||
| high school graduation enroll in a public or private institution of | ||
| higher education; | ||
| (3) for each disability category identified by the | ||
| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 | ||
| et seq.): | ||
| (A) appropriate supports and services for a | ||
| student who is eligible for services based on that category of | ||
| disability to facilitate the student's transition to higher | ||
| education; and | ||
| (B) whether students eligible for services based | ||
| on that category of disability currently receive the supports and | ||
| services identified under Paragraph (A); | ||
| (4) barriers that exist for students with disabilities | ||
| to transition to higher education; | ||
| (5) whether services and accommodations for students | ||
| with disabilities who enroll in public or private institutions of | ||
| higher education are accessible; and | ||
| (6) whether students with disabilities currently | ||
| receive sufficient and accurate information regarding their civil | ||
| rights. | ||
| (d) Not later than September 1, 2022, the agency and the | ||
| coordinating board shall prepare a report detailing the results of | ||
| the study under this section and submit to the legislature the | ||
| report and any recommendations for legislative or other action. | ||
| (e) This section expires January 1, 2023. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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, 2021. | ||
