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 89.1090 - Transportation of Students Placed in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf

(a) For each student placed by the student's admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf that includes placement at the residential campus, the resident school district, as defined in § 89.1085 of this title (relating to Referral for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf Services), shall be responsible for transportation from the campus as well as the return to campus at the beginning and end of school terms and for regularly scheduled school holidays when all students are expected to leave the residential campus.

(b) The resident school district is not responsible for transportation costs for students placed in these settings by their parents.

(c) Transportation costs shall not exceed state approved per diem and mileage rates unless excess costs can be justified and documented. Transportation shall be arranged by the school using the most cost efficient means.

(d) When it is necessary for the safety of the student, as determined by the ARD committee and as documented in the student's individualized education program, for an adult designated by the ARD committee to accompany the student, round-trip transportation for that adult shall also be provided.

(e) The resident school district and the school shall coordinate to ensure that students are transported safely, including the periods of departure and arrival.