Texas Education Code 48.103 – Allotment for Student With Dyslexia or Related Disorder
(a) Subject to Subsection (b), for each student that a school district serves who has been identified as having dyslexia or a related disorder, the district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic allotment multiplied by 0.1 or a greater amount provided by appropriation.
(b) A school district is entitled to an allotment under Subsection (a) only for a student who:
(1) is receiving services for dyslexia or a related disorder in accordance with:
(A) an individualized education program developed for the student under § 29.005; or
(B) a plan developed for the student under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794);
(2) is receiving instruction that:
(A) meets applicable dyslexia program criteria established by the State Board of Education; and
(B) is provided by a person with specific training in providing that instruction; or
(3) is permitted, on the basis of having dyslexia or a related disorder, to use modifications in the classroom or accommodations in the administration of assessment instruments under § 39.023.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 48.103
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A school district may receive funding for a student under this section and § 48.102 if the student satisfies the requirements of both sections.
(d) A school district may use an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the allotment provided for a qualifying student under this section to contract with a private provider to provide supplemental academic services to the student that are recommended under the student’s program or plan described by Subsection (b). A student may not be excused from school to receive supplemental academic services provided under this subsection.