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Tex. Educ. Code § 29.301 (2026)

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Sec. 29.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Admission, review, and dismissal committee" means the committee required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) for any student needing special education.

(2) "American Sign Language" means a complete, visual, and manual language with its own grammar and syntax.

(3) "English" includes writing, reading, speech, speech reading, cued speech, and any English-based manual-visual method of communication.

(4) "Unique communication mode" or "appropriate language mode" includes English and American Sign Language.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.35, eff. June 20, 2025.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 35, eff. June 20, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2019 · leading case: Flour Bluff Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Katherine M. Ex Rel. Lesa T., 91 F.3d 689 (5th Cir. 1996).
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Flour Bluff Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Katherine M. Ex Rel. Lesa T., 91 F.3d 689 (5th Cir. 1996). “Tex.Educ.Code § 29.301(1) (effective May 30, 1995).”
in the Interest of B.N.G. & G.J.G., Minor Child. (Tex. App. 2019). “In Liva’s opinion, 19 See TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 29.301(1) (defining “[a]dmission, review, and dismissal committee” as “the committee required by State Board of Education rules to develop the individualized education program required by the Individuals with Disabilities…”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 29.301(1) — 2 cases
Flour Bluff Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Katherine M. Ex Rel. Lesa T., 91 F.3d 689 (5th Cir. 1996). “Tex.Educ.Code § 29.301(1) (effective May 30, 1995).”
in the Interest of B.N.G. & G.J.G., Minor Child. (Tex. App. 2019). “In Liva’s opinion, 19 See TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 29.301(1) (defining “[a]dmission, review, and dismissal committee” as “the committee required by State Board of Education rules to develop the individualized education program required by the Individuals with Disabilities…”
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