tx-May82026-24: 19 TAC §89.1053 (Amendment) — Adaptations for Special Populations
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes an amendment to §89.1053, concerning procedures for use of restraint and time-out. The proposed amendment would revise, expand, and align existing definitions; clarify procedural requirements; and establish a crisis prevention and intervention training requirement for school systems consistent with Senate Bill (SB) 133, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, and House Bill (HB) 2 and SB 568, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Section 89.1053 establishes the procedures governing the use of restraint and time-out for students receiving special education and related services. The proposed amendment to the section title would align the rule with state statute. The proposed amendment to subsection (a) would add a requirement for crisis prevention and intervention training to align with HB 2 and SB 568 and would further clarify practices that constitute prohibited forms of confinement. The proposed amendment to subsection (b) would add definitions for the terms crisis, crisis prevention and intervention training, imminent, law enforcement duties, seclusion, and taser and expand the...
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