In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 139 (SB 139), which requires Texas Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to distribute the following notice to parents:
SB 139 Notice to Families (English version)
SB 139 Notice to Families (Spanish version)
The contact person on each campus is the counselor.
If your child lives within the bounds of our district, and you are concerned about his/her development, behavior, emotional, or physical health and would like to request a Special Education Evaluation, please contact your child's campus counselor or the Big Thicket Coop.
Hardin ISD provided this information to all parents via sending home with students on February 26, 2020
More information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Dyslexia, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 can be found at TEA's website https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/resources
TEA has also developed a document intended to assist parents whose children may have been previously delayed or denied an evaluation under the IDEA in requesting compensatory services for their child. That information can be found here: Compensatory Services, English; or Compensatory Services, Spanish.
Parents Guide to the ARD Process
Procedural Safeguards
