Texas Education Code - Section 29.015. Foster Parents
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§ 29.015. FOSTER PARENTS. (a) The school district shall
give preferential consideration to a foster parent of a child with a
disability when assigning a surrogate parent for the child.
(b) A foster parent may act as a parent of a child with a
disability, as authorized under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b) and its
subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services is appointed as the temporary or permanent managing
conservator of the child;
(2) the child has been placed with the foster parent
for at least 60 days;
(3) the foster parent agrees to:
(A) participate in making educational decisions
on the child's behalf; and
(B) complete a training program for surrogate
parents that complies with minimum standards established by agency
rule; and
(4) the foster parent has no interest that conflicts
with the child's interests.
(c) A foster parent who is denied the right to act as a
surrogate parent or a parent under this section by a school district
may file a complaint with the agency in accordance with federal law
and regulations.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 430, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 29.008 29.009 29.010 29.011 29.012 29.013 29.014 29.015 29.016 29.0161 29.017 29.051 29.052 29.053 29.054
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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