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Authority: 34 C.F.R. Part 300;
Texas Education Code (TEC); 19 T.A.C. Chapter 89; |
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ORTHOPEDIC
IMPAIRMENT |
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FEDERAL
AND STATE REGULATIONS |
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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 must
include a licensed physician.
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89.1040(c)(7)
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Determine whether
the student meets the criteria for orthopedic impairment:
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89.1040(c)(7)
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- Has a severe orthopedic
impairment.
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300.7(c)(8)
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- Adversely affects
a child's educational performance creating a need for special
education (i.e. specially designed instruction) and related services.
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300.7(c)(8)
300.7(a)
300.26(a)(1)(i)
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Determination
of a student’s eligibility for special sducation services and
development
of the individualized education program is the function of the
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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89.1040(b)
89.1131(a)
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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.
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TEC 29.017 |