Texas Education Code
§ 29.012 — RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
ED § 29.012Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. A. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b)(2), not later than the third day after the date a person 22 years of age or younger is placed in a residential facility, the residential facility shall:
(1)if the person is three years of age or older, notify the school district in which the facility is located, unless the facility is an open-enrollment charter school; or
(2)if the person is younger than three years of age, notify a local early intervention program in the area in which the facility is located.
(b)An agency or political subdivision that funds, licenses, certifies, contracts with, or regulates a residential facility must:
(1)require the facility to comply with Subsection (a) as a condition of the funding, licensing, certification, or contracting; or
(2)if the agency or political subdivision places a person in a residential facility, provide the notice under Subsection (a) for that person.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 4.002, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.003, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 764 (S.B. 2080), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1569), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.15, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 15, eff. June 20, 2025.