Section 89.1035 - Age Ranges for Student Eligibility(a) Pursuant to state and federal law, services provided in accordance with this subchapter must be available to all eligible students ages 3-21. Services will be made available to eligible students on their third birthday. Graduation pursuant to § 89.1070(b)(1) of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements) or meeting maximum age eligibility terminates a student's eligibility to receive services in accordance with this subchapter. An eligible student receiving special education services who is 21 years of age on September 1 of a school year will be eligible for services through the end of that school year or until graduation with a diploma pursuant to § 89.1070 of this title, whichever comes first.(b) In accordance with Texas Education Code, §§ 29.003, 30.002(a), and 30.081, a free appropriate public education must be available from birth to students with visual impairments or who are deaf or hard of hearing.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 89.1035
The provisions of this §89.1035 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 7240; amended to be effective March 6, 2001, 26 TexReg 1837; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 48, November 27, 2015, TexReg 8645, eff. 12/2/2015; amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 10, March 5, 2021, TexReg 1469, eff. 3/14/2021; amended to be effective October 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 6533; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 44, November 1, 2024, TexReg 8712, eff. 11/7/2024