Sec. 592.014. EDUCATION. Each person with an intellectual disability has the right to receive publicly supported educational services, including those services provided under the Education Code, that are appropriate to the person's individual needs regardless of:
(1) the person's chronological age;
(2) the degree of the person's intellectual disability;
(3) the person's accompanying disabilities or handicaps; or
(4) the person's admission or commitment to intellectual disability services.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1412, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 592 - Rights of Persons With an Intellectual Disability
Subchapter B. Basic Bill of Rights
Section 592.011. Rights Guaranteed
Section 592.012. Protection From Exploitation and Abuse
Section 592.013. Least Restrictive Living Environment
Section 592.017. Treatment and Services
Section 592.018. Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 592.019. Administrative Hearing
Section 592.020. Independent Determination of an Intellectual Disability