Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 350 - EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subchapter L - TRANSITION
Section 350.1211 - Local Education Agency (LEA) Notification of Potential Eligibility for Special Education Services
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The contractor's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) team determines if a two year old receiving early childhood intervention services is potentially eligible for preschool special education services.
(b) Written parental consent is not required for the contractor to send LEA Notification of Potentially Eligible for Special Education Services, but the parent may opt out of LEA Notification as described in § 350.1213 of this subchapter (relating to LEA Notification Opt Out). Written parental consent is required before sending information other than the child's limited personally identifiable information to the LEA.
(c) For a child whose parent has not opted out of the disclosure as described in § 350.1213 of this subchapter, the contractor must notify the LEA at least 90 days before the child's third birthday that the child is potentially eligible for preschool special education services. The contractor must send the LEA for the area in which the child resides the LEA Notification of Potentially Eligible for Special Education Services, which contains the child's limited personally identifiable information as defined in § 350.1203(5) of this subchapter (relating to Definitions).
(d) If the contractor determines a child is eligible for early childhood intervention services fewer than 90 days and more than 45 days before the child's third birthday, the contractor must determine as soon as possible whether the child is potentially eligible for preschool special education services. If the contractor determines the child is potentially eligible for preschool special education services, the contractor must provide notification to the LEA as soon as possible, unless the parent opts out of the disclosure as described in § 350.1213 of this subchapter.
(e) If the contractor receives a referral for a child fewer than 45 days before the child's third birthday and the child may be potentially eligible for preschool special education services, the contractor must, with written parental consent, refer the child directly to the LEA. The contractor is not required to conduct pre-enrollment procedures, an evaluation, an assessment, or an initial IFSP meeting.
(f) To assist the LEA in determining eligibility, the contractor, with written parental consent, must send the LEA the most recent:
