Texas Education Code

§ 29.0112 — TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDE

ED § 29.0112Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. A. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

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(a)The agency, with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission, shall develop a transition and employment guide for students enrolled in special education programs and their parents to provide information on statewide services and programs that assist in the transition to life outside the public school system. The agency may contract with a private entity to prepare the guide.

(b)The transition and employment guide must be written in plain language and contain information specific to this state regarding:

(1)transition services;

(2)employment and supported employment services;

(3)social security programs;

(4)community and long-term services and support, including the option to place the student on a waiting list with a governmental agency for public benefits available to the student, such as a waiver program established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c));

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (H.B. 1807), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 574 (S.B. 748), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1886), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.