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AN ACT
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relating to notice of an extension of the timeline for a parent to |
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request a special education impartial due process hearing in |
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certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.0163 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.0163. PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MILITARY FAMILIES |
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WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this section, |
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"servicemember" means a member of: |
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(1) the armed forces; |
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(2) the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and |
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Atmospheric Administration; or |
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(3) the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public |
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Health Service. |
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(b) The agency must include in the notice of procedural |
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safeguards that the statute of limitations for the parent of a |
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student to request an impartial due process hearing under 20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1415(b) may be tolled if the parent is an active-duty |
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servicemember and 50 U.S.C. Section 3936 applies to the parent. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3632 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3632 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3632 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |