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Texas

For Texas, evaluation deadline is not later than the 45th school day; day type is school days; clock starts on is receives written consent for the evaluation, signed by the student's parent or legal guardian; school break treatment is if a student has been absent from school during that period on three or more days, that period must be extended by a number of school days equal to the number of school days during that period on which the student has been absent; differs from federal 60 days is different unit, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

State
Texas our reading
Evaluation deadline
not later than the 45th school day verified
Day type
school days our reading
Clock starts on
receives written consent for the evaluation, signed by the student's parent or legal guardian verified
School break treatment
if a student has been absent from school during that period on three or more days, that period must be extended by a number of school days equal to the number of school days during that period on which the student has been absent verified
Differs from federal 60 days
different unit our reading
Statute or rule
TX Educ Code § 29.004 verified
Eligibility or IEP deadline
The student's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall meet not later than the 15th school day of the following school year to consider the evaluation. also on this page
Sourcelaw.justia.com
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DatasetSpecial education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

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What the source says

(1) not later than the 45th school day following the date on which the school district, in accordance with 20 U.S.C. Section 1414(a), as amended, receives written consent for the evaluation, signed by the student's parent or legal guardian, except that if a student has been absent from school during that period on three or more days, that period must be extended by a number of school days equal to the number of school days during that period on which the student has been absent; or

law.justia.com, retrieved 2026-08-31

The same source also states

(a-1) If a school district receives written consent signed by a student's parent or legal guardian for a full individual and initial evaluation of a student at least 35 but less than 45 school days before the last instructional day of the school year, the evaluation must be completed and the written report of the evaluation must be provided to the parent or legal guardian not later than June 30 of that year. The student's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall meet not later than the 15th school day of the following school year to consider the evaluation.

law.justia.com, retrieved 2026-08-31

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