Texas Education Code

§ 51.970 — INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA

ED § 51.970Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Blind or visually impaired student" includes any student whose visual acuity is impaired to the extent that the student is unable to read the print in the standard instructional material used in a course in which the student is enrolled.

(2)"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(3)"Dyslexia" means a condition of dyslexia considered to be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).

(4)"Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(5)"Instructional material" means a printed textbook or other printed instructional material or a combination of a printed book and supplementary printed instructional material that:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1267 (H.B. 3382), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.