Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Division 2 - CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Section 89.1035 - Age Ranges for Student Eligibility
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(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.
