(a) Pursuant to state and federal law, services provided in
accordance with this subchapter shall be available to all eligible students
ages 3-21. Services will be made available to eligible students on their third
birthday. Graduation with a regular high school diploma pursuant to §89.1070(b)(1)-(2)
of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements) terminates a student's
eligibility to receive services in accordance with this subchapter. An eligible
student receiving special education services who is 21 years of age on September
1 of a school year shall be eligible for services through the end of that
school year or until graduation with a regular high school diploma pursuant
to §89.1070(b)(1)-(2) of this title, whichever comes first.
(b) In accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§29.003,
30.002(a), and 30.081, a free, appropriate, public education shall be available
from birth to students with visual or auditory impairments.
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