PARENT PARTICIPATION

Document items indicate requirements to be documented in the special education process. They can be addressed on forms or by a representative statement in a written dialogue.

Practice items are requirements, which must be reflected in practice.

Texas Education Code § 26.0081. Right to Information Concerning Special Education and Education of Students with Learning Difficulties. 

(a)  The agency shall produce and provide to school districts sufficient copies of a comprehensive, easily understood document that explains the process by which an individualized education program is developed for a student in a special education program and the rights and responsibilities of a parent concerning the process.  The document must include information a parent needs to effectively participate in an admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for the parent's child.

(b)  The agency will ensure that each school district provides the document required under this section to the parent as provided by 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b):
(1)  as soon as practicable after a child is referred to determine the child's eligibility for admission into the district's special education program, but at least five school days before the date of the initial meeting of the admission, review, and dismissal committee;  and
(2)  at any other time on reasonable request of the child's parent.
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Last Amended: 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017
Entered: February 24, 2022

Texas Education Code § 26.0081. Right to Information Concerning Special Education and Education of Students with Learning Difficulties. 

. . . 
(b)  The agency will ensure that each school district provides the document required under this section to the parent as provided by 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b):
(1)  as soon as practicable after a child is referred to determine the child's eligibility for admission into the district's special education program, but at least five school days before the date of the initial meeting of the admission, review, and dismissal committee;  and
Last Amended: 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017
Entered: February 24, 2022

Texas Education Code § 26.0081. Right to Information Concerning Special Education and Education of Students with Learning Difficulties. 

. . . 
(b)  The agency will ensure that each school district provides the document required under this section to the parent as provided by 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b):
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    (2)  at any other time on reasonable request of the child's parent.
Last Amended: 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017
Entered: February 24, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

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(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

(a) Public agency responsibility—general. Each public agency must take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of a child with a disability are present at each IEP Team meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including— 
  (1) Notifying parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend; and 
  (2) Scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed on time and place. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

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(b) Parent participation in meetings. 
    (1) The parents of a child with a disability must be afforded an opportunity to participate in meetings with respect to—   
       (i) The identification, evaluation, and educational placement of the child; and   
       (ii) The provision of FAPE to the child.   
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

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(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

(a) Public agency responsibility—general. Each public agency must take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of a child with a disability are present at each IEP Team meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including— 
  (1) Notifying parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

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(b) Parent participation in meetings. 
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    (2) Each public agency must provide notice consistent with §300.322(a)(1) and (b)(1) to ensure that parents of children with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in meetings described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.   
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

(a) Public agency responsibility—general. Each public agency must take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of a child with a disability are present at each IEP Team meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including— 
. . .  
  (2) Scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed on time and place. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

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(b) Parent participation in meetings. 
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    (3) A meeting does not include informal or unscheduled conversations involving public agency personnel and conversations on issues such as teaching methodology, lesson plans, or coordination of service provision. A meeting also does not include preparatory activities that public agency personnel engage in to develop a proposal or response to a parent proposal that will be discussed at a later meeting.   
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

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(b) Parent participation in meetings. 
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    (3) A meeting does not include informal or unscheduled conversations involving public agency personnel and conversations on issues such as teaching methodology, lesson plans, or coordination of service provision. A meeting also does not include preparatory activities that public agency personnel engage in to develop a proposal or response to a parent proposal that will be discussed at a later meeting.   
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

(a) Public agency responsibility—general. Each public agency must take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of a child with a disability are present at each IEP Team meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including— 
  (1) Notifying parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(b) Parent participation in meetings. 
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    (2) Each public agency must provide notice consistent with §300.322(a)(1) and (b)(1) to ensure that parents of children with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in meetings described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.   
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

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(b) Information provided to parents.
    (1) The notice required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must— 
       (i) Indicate the purpose, time, and location of the meeting and who will be in attendance; and 
      (ii) Inform the parents of the provisions in §300.321(a)(6) and (c) (relating to the participation of other individuals on the IEP Team who have knowledge or special expertise about the child), and §300.321(f) (relating to the participation of the Part C service coordinator or other representatives of the Part C system at the initial IEP Team meeting for a child previously served under Part C of the Act). 
    (2) For a child with a disability beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, the notice also must— 
       (i) Indicate— 
          (A) That a purpose of the meeting will be the consideration of the postsecondary goals and transition services for the child, in accordance with §300.320(b); and 
          (B) That the agency will invite the student; and 
       (ii) Identify any other agency that will be invited to send a representative. 
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
    (1) The notice required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must— 
       (i) Indicate the purpose, time, and location of the meeting and who will be in attendance; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
    (1) The notice required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must— 
. . .  
       (ii) Inform the parents of the provisions in §300.321(a)(6) and (c) (relating to the participation of other individuals on the IEP Team who have knowledge or special expertise about the child), and §300.321(f) (relating to the participation of the Part C service coordinator or other representatives of the Part C system at the initial IEP Team meeting for a child previously served under Part C of the Act). 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
. . .
    (2) For a child with a disability beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, the notice also must— 
       (i) Indicate— 
          (A) That a purpose of the meeting will be the consideration of the postsecondary goals and transition services for the child, in accordance with §300.320(b); and 
          (B) That the agency will invite the student; and 
       (ii) Identify any other agency that will be invited to send a representative. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
. . .
     (2) For a child with a disability beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, the notice also must— 
        (i) Indicate— 
           (A) That a purpose of the meeting will be the consideration of the postsecondary goals and transition services for the child, in accordance with §300.320(b); and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
. . .
     (2) For a child with a disability beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, the notice also must— 
        (i) Indicate— 
. . .  
           (B) That the agency will invite the student; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(b) Information provided to parents.
. . .
     (2) For a child with a disability beginning not later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP Team, the notice also must— 
. . . 
        (ii) Identify any other agency that will be invited to send a representative. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.321  IEP Team. 

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(b) Transition services participants.
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    (3) To the extent appropriate, with the consent of the parents or a child who has reached the age of majority, in implementing the requirements of paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the public agency must invite a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services. 
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Last Amended:  72 FR 61307, Oct. 30, 2007
Entered:  June 8, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee.  

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(f)  If the parent is unable to speak English, the school district must provide the parent with a written notice required under subsection (d) or (e)(2) of this section in the parent's native language, unless it is clearly not feasible to do so. If the parent's native language is not a written language, the school district must take steps to ensure that the notice is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication so that the parent understands the content of the notice.
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Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(c) Other methods to ensure parent participation. If neither parent can attend an IEP Team meeting, the public agency must use other methods to ensure parent participation, including individual or conference telephone calls, consistent with §300.328 (related to alternative means of meeting participation). 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.328  Alternative means of meeting participation. 

When conducting IEP Team meetings and placement meetings pursuant to this subpart, and subpart E of this part, and carrying out administrative matters under section 615 of the Act (such as scheduling, exchange of witness lists, and status conferences), the parent of a child with a disability and a public agency may agree to use alternative means of meeting participation, such as video conferences and conference calls.


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009
SBS

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions. 
. . .      
    (3) If neither parent can participate in a meeting in which a decision is to be made relating to the educational placement of their child, the public agency must use other methods to ensure their participation, including individual or conference telephone calls, or video conferencing.      
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . .   
(c) Other methods to ensure parent participation. If neither parent can attend an IEP Team meeting, the public agency must use other methods to ensure parent participation, including individual or conference telephone calls, consistent with §300.328 (related to alternative means of meeting participation). 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.328  Alternative means of meeting participation. 

When conducting IEP Team meetings and placement meetings pursuant to this subpart, and subpart E of this part, and carrying out administrative matters under section 615 of the Act (such as scheduling, exchange of witness lists, and status conferences), the parent of a child with a disability and a public agency may agree to use alternative means of meeting participation, such as video conferences and conference calls.


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009
SBS

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions. 
. . .      
    (3) If neither parent can participate in a meeting in which a decision is to be made relating to the educational placement of their child, the public agency must use other methods to ensure their participation, including individual or conference telephone calls, or video conferencing.      
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(d)  The school district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents are present at each ARD committee meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying the parents of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. Additionally, a school district must allow parents who cannot attend an ARD committee meeting to participate in the meeting through other methods such as through telephone calls or video conferencing. The school district must provide the parents with written notice of the ARD committee meeting that meets the requirements in 34 CFR, §300.322, at least five school days before the meeting unless the parents agree to a shorter timeframe. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.328  Alternative means of meeting participation. 

When conducting IEP Team meetings and placement meetings pursuant to this subpart, and subpart E of this part, and carrying out administrative matters under section 615 of the Act (such as scheduling, exchange of witness lists, and status conferences), the parent of a child with a disability and a public agency may agree to use alternative means of meeting participation, such as video conferences and conference calls.


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009
SBS

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions. 
. . .      
    (3) If neither parent can participate in a meeting in which a decision is to be made relating to the educational placement of their child, the public agency must use other methods to ensure their participation, including individual or conference telephone calls, or video conferencing.      
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(d) Conducting an IEP Team meeting without a parent in attendance. A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case, the public agency must keep a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as— 
    (1) Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls; 
    (2) Copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received; and 
   (3) Detailed records of visits made to the parent’s home or place of employment and the results of those visits. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions. 
. . .    
    (4) A placement decision may be made by a group without the involvement of a parent, if the public agency is unable to obtain the parent’s participation in the decision. In this case, the public agency must have a record of its attempt to ensure their involvement. 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(d) Conducting an IEP Team meeting without a parent in attendance. A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case, the public agency must keep a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as— 
    (1) Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls; 
    (2) Copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received; and 
   (3) Detailed records of visits made to the parent’s home or place of employment and the results of those visits. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.501  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.   

. . . 
(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions. 
. . .    
    (4) A placement decision may be made by a group without the involvement of a parent, if the public agency is unable to obtain the parent’s participation in the decision. In this case, the public agency must have a record of its attempt to ensure their involvement. 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46791, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 9, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(d) Conducting an IEP Team meeting without a parent in attendance. A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case, the public agency must keep a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as— 
    (1) Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls; 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(d) Conducting an IEP Team meeting without a parent in attendance. A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case, the public agency must keep a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as— 
. . . 
    (2) Copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(d) Conducting an IEP Team meeting without a parent in attendance. A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case, the public agency must keep a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as— 
. . .  
    (3) Detailed records of visits made to the parent’s home or place of employment and the results of those visits. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

. . . 
(e) Use of interpreters or other action, as appropriate. The public agency must take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the parent understands the proceedings of the IEP Team meeting, including arranging for an interpreter for parents with deafness or whose native language is other than English. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322  Parent participation. 

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(f) Parent copy of child’s IEP. The public agency must give the parent a copy of the child’s IEP at no cost to the parent. 


Last Amended:  71 FR 46788, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

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(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, the school district
must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
(1) For purposes of this subsection, a written copy of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the text in the student's
IEP in English is accurately translated into the target language in written form. The IEP translated into the target language must be a comparable rendition of the IEP in English and not a partial translation or summary of the IEP in English.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, an audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the content in the student's IEP in English is orally translated into the target language and recorded with an audio device. A school district is not prohibited from providing the parent with an audio recording of an ARD committee meeting at which the parent was assisted by an interpreter as long as the audio recording provided to the parent contains an oral translation into the target language of all of the content in the student's IEP in English.
(3) If a parent's native language is not a written language, the school district must take steps to ensure that the student's IEP is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication.
(4) Under 34 CFR, §300.322(f), a school district must give a parent a written copy of the student's IEP at no cost to the parent. A school district meets this requirement
by providing a parent with a written copy of the student's IEP in English or by providing a parent with a written translation of the student's IEP in the parent's native language in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered: October 18, 2021

Texas Education Code § 29.005. Individualized Education Program. 

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(d)  If the child's parent is unable to speak English, the district shall:           
    (1)  provide the parent with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized education program translated into Spanish if Spanish is the parent's native language;  or         
    (2)  if the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized education program translated into the parent's native language.
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Last Amended: 79th Leg., Ch. 838 (S.B. 882), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005
82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011
83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013
84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 785), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2021
Entered: October 20, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, the school district
must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
(1) For purposes of this subsection, a written copy of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the text in the student's
IEP in English is accurately translated into the target language in written form. The IEP translated into the target language must be a comparable rendition of the IEP in English and not a partial translation or summary of the IEP in English.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, an audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the content in the student's IEP in English is orally translated into the target language and recorded with an audio device. A school district is not prohibited from providing the parent with an audio recording of an ARD committee meeting at which the parent was assisted by an interpreter as long as the audio recording provided to the parent contains an oral translation into the target language of all of the content in the student's IEP in English.
(3) If a parent's native language is not a written language, the school district must take steps to ensure that the student's IEP is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication.
(4) Under 34 CFR, §300.322(f), a school district must give a parent a written copy of the student's IEP at no cost to the parent. A school district meets this requirement
by providing a parent with a written copy of the student's IEP in English or by providing a parent with a written translation of the student's IEP in the parent's native language in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered: October 18, 2021

Texas Education Code § 29.005. Individualized Education Program. 

. . . 
(d)  If the child's parent is unable to speak English, the district shall:           
    (1)  provide the parent with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized education program translated into Spanish if Spanish is the parent's native language;  or         
. . . 


Last Amended: 79th Leg., Ch. 838 (S.B. 882), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005
82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011
83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013
84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 785), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2021
Entered: October 20, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, the school district
must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
(1) For purposes of this subsection, a written copy of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the text in the student's
IEP in English is accurately translated into the target language in written form. The IEP translated into the target language must be a comparable rendition of the IEP in English and not a partial translation or summary of the IEP in English.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, an audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the content in the student's IEP in English is orally translated into the target language and recorded with an audio device. A school district is not prohibited from providing the parent with an audio recording of an ARD committee meeting at which the parent was assisted by an interpreter as long as the audio recording provided to the parent contains an oral translation into the target language of all of the content in the student's IEP in English.
(3) If a parent's native language is not a written language, the school district must take steps to ensure that the student's IEP is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication.
(4) Under 34 CFR, §300.322(f), a school district must give a parent a written copy of the student's IEP at no cost to the parent. A school district meets this requirement
by providing a parent with a written copy of the student's IEP in English or by providing a parent with a written translation of the student's IEP in the parent's native language in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered: October 18, 2021

Texas Education Code § 29.005. Individualized Education Program.  

. . . 
(d)  If the child's parent is unable to speak English, the district shall:           
. . .          
   (2)  if the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent with a written or audiotaped copy of the child's individualized education program translated into the parent's native language. 
. . . 


Last Amended: 79th Leg., Ch. 838 (S.B. 882), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005
82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011
83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (S.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013
84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1192 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 785), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2021
Entered: October 20, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee.

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording
of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, the school district must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
(1) For purposes of this subsection, a written copy of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the text in the student's IEP in English is accurately translated into the target language in written form. The IEP translated into the target language must be a comparable rendition
of the IEP in English and not a partial translation or summary of the IEP in English.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording
of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish,
the school district must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
. . . 
(2) For purposes of this subsection, an audio recording of the student's IEP translated into Spanish or the parent's native language means that all of the content in the student's IEP in English is orally translated into the target language and recorded with an audio device. A school district is not prohibited from providing the parent with an audio recording of an ARD committee meeting at which the parent was assisted by an interpreter as long as the audio recording provided to the parent contains an oral translation into the target language of all of the content in the student's IEP in English.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee.

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording
of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish,
the school district must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
. . . 
(3) If a parent's native language is not a written language, the school district must take steps to ensure that the student's IEP is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee. 

. . . 
(i)  If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is Spanish, the school district must provide a written copy or audio recording
of the student's IEP translated into Spanish. If the student's parent is unable to speak English and the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish,
the school district must make a good faith effort to provide a written copy or audio recording of the student's IEP translated into the parent's native language. 
. . . 
(4) Under 34 CFR, §300.322(f), a school district must give a parent a written copy of the student's IEP at no cost to the parent. A school district meets this requirement by providing a parent with a written copy of the student's IEP in English or by providing a parent with a written translation of the student's IEP in the parent's native language in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
. . . 


Last Amended:  October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533
Entered:  October 18, 2021

OSEP Letter to Thomas (June 3, 2008)

OSEP Letter to Northrop (May 21, 2013)

OSEP Letter to Breton (September 24, 2013)

OSEP Letter to Anonymous (March 7, 2012)