89R34716 KJE-D     By: Buckley H.R. No. 1501     R E S O L U T I O N            BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of   Texas, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, That House Rule 13,   Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,   Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to   resolve the differences on Senate Bill 568 (relating to special   education in public schools, including funding for special   education under the Foundation School Program) to consider and take   action on the following matters:          (1)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit   the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in   proposed SECTION 5 of the bill, by amending added Section   29.001(c)(6)(C), Education Code, to read as follows:                      (C)  appropriately trained personnel are   available to students with disabilities who have significant   behavioral support needs, including by making behavioral support   training available to each paraprofessional or teacher placed in a   classroom or other setting that is intended to provide specialized   behavioral supports to a student with a disability, as needed or at   regular intervals as provided in the student's individualized   education program;          Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify to whom   behavioral support training must be made available to ensure   appropriately trained personnel are available to students with   disabilities who have significant behavioral support needs.          (2)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit   the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the   house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 12 of the   bill, in amended Section 29.008(c), Education Code, to read as   follows:   If a [residential] placement primarily for care or treatment   reasons involves a private [residential] facility in which the   education program is provided by the school district, the portion   of the costs that includes appropriate education services, as   determined by the school district's admission, review, and   dismissal committee, shall be paid from local, state, and federal   education funds.          Explanation: This change is necessary to allow school   districts to pay the cost for certain placements in a private   facility from local funds.          (3)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit   the committee to omit text not in disagreement by omitting the   portion of proposed SECTION 24 of the bill that adds Section 29.024,   Education Code. The omitted text reads:          Sec. 29.024.  GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDING TRAINING IN DYSLEXIA   FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF. (a) From money appropriated or otherwise   available for the purpose, the commissioner shall establish a   program to award grants each school year to school districts and   open-enrollment charter schools to increase local capacity to   appropriately serve students with dyslexia.          (b)  A school district, including a school district acting   through a district charter issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 12,   or an open-enrollment charter school, including a charter school   that primarily serves students with disabilities, as provided under   Section 12.1014, is eligible to apply for a grant under this section   if the district or school submits to the commissioner a proposal on   the use of grant funds that:                (1)  incorporates  evidence-based and research-based   design; and                (2)  increases local capacity to appropriately serve   students with dyslexia by providing:                      (A)  high-quality training to classroom teachers   and administrators in meeting the needs of students with dyslexia;   or                      (B)  training to intervention staff resulting in   appropriate credentialing related to dyslexia, with priority for   training staff to earn the credentials necessary to become a   licensed dyslexia therapist or certified academic language   therapist.          (c)  The commissioner shall create an external panel of   stakeholders, including parents of students with disabilities, to   provide assistance in the selection of applications for the award   of grants under this section.          (d)  A grant awarded to a school district or open-enrollment   charter school under this section is in addition to the Foundation   School Program money that the district or charter school is   otherwise entitled to receive. A grant awarded under this section   may not come out of Foundation School Program money.          (e)  The commissioner and any grant recipient selected under   this section may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any   public or private source, person, or group to implement and   administer the grant.  The commissioner and any grant recipient   selected under this section may not require any financial   contribution from parents to implement and administer the grant.          (f)  A regional education service center may administer   grants awarded under this section.          Explanation: This change is necessary to omit language that   would authorize the commissioner of education to establish a grant   program to provide training in serving students with dyslexia to   school district and open-enrollment charter school teachers and   staff.          (4)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit   the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in   proposed SECTION 27 of the bill, by amending Section 29.042(a),   Education Code, to read as follows:   Subject to Subsection (c), the agency shall provide each student   approved as provided by this subchapter a grant of not more than   $1,500 to purchase supplemental [special education] services and   supplemental [special education] instructional materials.          Explanation: This change is necessary to provide the amount   of the grant provided under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29, Education   Code.          (5)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit   the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the   house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 27 of the   bill, by adding Section 29.042(f), Education Code, to read as   follows:          (f)  A regional education service center designated to   administer the program under this subchapter for a school year is   entitled to receive not more than four percent of the amount   appropriated for purposes of making grants under this subchapter   for that school year for the costs of administering the program.          Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the amount   of money a regional education service center may receive for   administering the program under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29,   Education Code.          (6)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit   the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in   proposed SECTION 28 of the bill, in amended Section 29.045,   Education Code, to read as follows:   Subject to available funding the agency shall approve each student   who meets the program eligibility criteria established under   Section 29.044 and assign to the student an account maintained   under Section 29.042(b).          Explanation: This change is necessary to ensure that the   approval of and assignment of accounts to eligible students under   the program under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29, Education Code, are   subject to available funding.          (7)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit   the committee to omit text not in disagreement by omitting the   portion of proposed SECTION 63 of the bill that adds Section 48.306,   Education Code.  The omitted text reads:          Sec. 48.306.  PARENT-DIRECTED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS   RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES GRANT. (a) A student to whom   the agency awards a grant under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29, is   entitled to receive an amount of $1,500 or a greater amount provided   by appropriation.          (b)  The legislature shall include in the appropriations for   the Foundation School Program state aid sufficient for the agency   to award grants under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29, in the amount   provided by this section.          (c)  A student may receive one grant under Subchapter A-1,   Chapter 29, unless the legislature appropriates money for an   additional grant in the General Appropriations Act.          (d)  A regional education service center designated to   administer the program under Subchapter A-1, Chapter 29, for a   school year is entitled to an amount equal to four percent of each   grant awarded under that subchapter for that school year.          (e)  Notwithstanding Section 7.057, a determination of the   commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.          Explanation: This change is necessary to omit language that   would provide an entitlement to a grant under Subchapter A-1,   Chapter 29, Education Code, or to an amount for administering the   program under that subchapter.