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CS/HB 615: Individual Education Plans

GENERAL BILL by Student Academic Success Subcommittee ; Tendrich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gerwig

Individual Education Plans; Revises requirements for school districts relating to determination of eligibility, implementation, & accountability for student IEPs; provides that parent has right to access, upon request, service logs within specified timeframe; requires IEP team to inform parents of such right; requires each school district to provide individualized orientation to parent of student newly identified to be eligible for exceptional student education services; requires school district to obtain signed acknowledgement from each parent; provides requirements for orientation & acknowledgement; requires school districts to notify parents of available refresher orientations each year; requires that certain information be retained in student's education records; requires school districts to develop standardized services logs for provisions of specified services for use by specified persons.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/2/2026 House - Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/3/2025 House • Filed
    12/12/2025 House • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/27/2026 House • Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
    1/29/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    1/30/2026 House • Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/2/2026 House • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

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  • CS/HB 615, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2026 at 3:27 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 72 Individual Education Plans Harrell Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.57 Exceptional students instruction. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.576 Individual education plans for exceptional students. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • HB 615, Original Filed Version Posted 12/3/2025 at 8:45 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Student Academic Success Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 72 Individual Education Plans Harrell Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    201883 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Tendrich 1/28/2026
    2:59 PM
    Adopted
    1/29/2026
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.5716 Transition to postsecondary education and career opportunities. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.5718 Page 3 (pdf)

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