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 7 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 89.1150 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 89.1150

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) It is the policy and intent of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to encourage and support the resolution of any dispute that arises between a parent and a public education agency relating to the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to a student with a disability at the lowest level possible and in a prompt, efficient, and effective manner.

(b) The possible options for resolving disputes include, but are not limited to:

(1) meetings of the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee, including individualized education program (IEP) facilitation if offered by the public education agency in accordance with § 89.1196 of this title (relating to Individualized Education Program Facilitation);

(2) meetings or conferences with the student's teachers;

(3) meetings or conferences, subject to the public education agency's policies, with the campus administrator, the special education director of the public education agency (or the shared services arrangement to which the public education agency may be a member), the superintendent of the public education agency, or the board of trustees of the public education agency;

(4) requesting state IEP facilitation in accordance with § 89.1197 of this title (relating to State Individualized Education Program Facilitation);

(5) requesting mediation through the TEA in accordance with 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.506;

(6) filing a complaint with the TEA in accordance with 34 CFR, §300.153; or

(7) requesting a due process hearing through the TEA in accordance with 34 CFR, §§300.507 - 300.514.

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