Texas Education Code

§ 29.017 — TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AT AGE OF MAJORITY

ED § 29.017Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. A. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

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(a)A student with a disability who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, shall have the same right to make educational decisions as a student without a disability, except that the school district shall provide any notice required by this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 to both the student and the parents. All other rights accorded to parents under this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to the student.

(b)All rights accorded to parents under this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to students who are incarcerated in an adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution.

(c)Not later than one year before the 18th birthday of a student with a disability, the school district at which the student is enrolled shall:

(1)provide to the student and the student's parents:

(A)written notice regarding the transfer of rights under this section; and

(B)information and resources regarding guardianship, alternatives to guardianship, including a supported decision-making agreement under Chapter 1357, Estates Code, and other supports and services that may enable the student to live independently; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 574 (S.B. 748), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1886), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.