19 T.A.C. §89.1047.  Procedures for Surrogate and Foster Parents.

(a)  An individual assigned to act as a surrogate parent for a student with a disability, in accordance with 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.515, relating to surrogate parents, must comply with the requirements specified in Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.001(10).

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(3)  The individual assigned to act as a surrogate parent must complete the training program described in subsection (a)(1) of this section within 90 calendar days after the effective date of this rule or the date of initial assignment as a surrogate parent, whichever comes later. Once an individual has completed a training program conducted or provided by or through the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS), a school district, an education service center, or any entity that receives federal funds to provide Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) training to parents, the individual shall not be required by any school district to complete additional training in order to continue serving as the student's surrogate parent or to serve as the surrogate parent for other students with disabilities. School districts may provide ongoing or additional training to surrogate parents and/or parents; however, a district cannot deny an individual who has received the training as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section from serving as a surrogate parent on the grounds that the individual has not been trained.