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Texas Education Code - Section 25.0343. Transfer Of Students Residing In Household Of Student Receiving Special Education Services

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§ 25.0343. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS RESIDING IN HOUSEHOLD OF 
STUDENT RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.  (a) If, for the 
purpose of receiving special education services under Subchapter A, 
Chapter 29, a school district assigns a student to a district campus 
other than the campus the student would attend based on the 
student's residence, the district shall permit the student's 
parent, guardian, or other person standing in parental relation to 
the student to obtain a transfer to the assigned campus for any 
other student residing in the household of the student receiving 
special education services, provided that:
		(1)  the other student is entitled under Section 25.001 
to attend school in the district;  and
		(2)  the appropriate grade level for the other student 
is offered at the campus.
	(b)  A school district is not required to provide 
transportation to a student who transfers to another campus under 
this section.  This subsection does not affect any transportation 
services provided by the district in accordance with other law for 
the student receiving special education services.
	(c)  Section 25.034 does not apply to a transfer under this 
section.         
	(d)  This section does not apply if the student receiving 
special education services resides in a residential facility.

Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 5, § 12.01, eff. May 
26, 2006.

Last modified: August 11, 2007