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Authority: 34 C.F.R.
Part 300; Texas
Education Code (TEC);
19 T.A.C. Chapter
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AUTISM |
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FEDERAL
AND STATE REQUIREMENTS
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CITATIONS
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The evaluation is completed by a multidisciplinary
team as part of a
FULL
AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION. Document the members
of the multidisciplinary team.
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89.1040(b)
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The multidisciplinary
team that collects or reviews evaluation data includes, but is not limited
to:
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89.1040(b)
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- A
licensed specialist in school psychology (LSSP).
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89.1040(b)
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- OR,
an educational diagnostician.
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89.1040(b)
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- OR,
other appropriately certified or licensed practitioner with experience
and training in the area of the disability.
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89.1040(b)
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Document whether
the student meets the criteria for Autism:
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89.1040(c)(1)
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300.7(c)(1)(i)
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- Significantly
affecting verbal and nonverbal communication.
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300.7(c)(1)(i)
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- Significantly affecting social
interaction.
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300.7(c)(1)(i)
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300.7(c)(1)(i)
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- Adversely
affects educational performance creating a need for special education
(i.e.,
specially designed instruction) and related services.
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300.7(a)
300.7(c)(1)(i)
300.26(a)(1)(i)
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- Adverse affect
on educational performance that is not primarily due to an emotional
disturbance.
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300.7(c)(1)(i)
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OR, has a Pervasive
Developmental Disorder that adversely affects educational performance
creating a need for special education (i.e., specially designed instruction)
and related services.
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300.7(a)
89.1040(c)(1)
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Document specific
recommendations for behavioral interventions and strategies.
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89.1040(c)(1)
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The determination
of whether a student is eligible for special education and related
services is made by the student’s
ARD Committee,
including
the parents. The district
shall ensure that the ARD committee, for each student with a
disability, includes the required members. All
special education and related service personnel shall be certified,
endorsed, or licensed in the area(s) of assignments.
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89.1131(a)
89.1040(b)
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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 IDEA, Part B to both
the student and the parents. All other rights accorded to parents
under IDEA, Part B transfer to the student. All rights accorded to
parents under IDEA, Part B transfer to students who are incarcerated in an
adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution. See
Notice of Transfer of Parental
Rights. |
TEC 29.017 |