(a) The agency shall establish eligibility criteria for the approval of an application submitted under § 29.043. The criteria must require that the student be enrolled in the current school year at a school district or open-enrollment charter school and in a district’s or school’s special education program under Subchapter A.
(b) The eligibility criteria established under this section must also prioritize students for whom a school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible for a compensatory education allotment under § 48.104.