Texas Education Code - Section 29.017. Transfer Of Parental Rights At Age Of Majority
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§ 29.017. TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AT AGE OF
MAJORITY. (a) A student with a disability who is 18 years of age or
older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for
general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, shall have the same
right to make educational decisions as a student without a
disability, except that the school district shall provide any
notice required by this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 to both
the student and the parents. All other rights accorded to parents
under this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to the
student.
(b) All rights accorded to parents under this subchapter or
20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to students who are incarcerated in
an adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution.
(c) In accordance with 34 C.F.R. Section 300.517, the school
district shall notify the student and the parents of the transfer of
rights under this section.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules implementing the
provisions of 34 C.F.R. Section 300.517(b).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, § 8, eff. June 13, 2001.
Section: 29.011 29.012 29.013 29.014 29.015 29.016 29.0161 29.017 29.051 29.052 29.053 29.054 29.055 29.056 29.0561
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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