| (a) Pursuant to state and federal law, services provided
in accordance with this subchapter must be available to all eligible
students ages 3-21. Services will be made available to eligible students
on their third birthday. Graduation pursuant to §89.1070(b)(1)
of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements) or meeting maximum
age eligibility 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 will be eligible for services through the end of that
school year or until graduation with a diploma pursuant to §89.1070
of this title, whichever comes first.
(b) In accordance with Texas Education Code, §§29.003,
30.002(a), and 30.081, a free appropriate public education must be
available from birth to students with visual impairments or who are
deaf or hard of hearing.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §89.1035 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 7240; amended to be effective March 6, 2001, 26 TexReg 1837; amended to be effective December 2, 2015, 40 TexReg 8642; amended to be effective March 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 1466; amended to be effective October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533; amended to be effective November 7, 2024, 49 TexReg 8712 |
