HB 2 and PEIMS guide
Preparing PEIMS special education data
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- Before any student data: your district signs the TX-NDPA. Student data will be loaded only after that.
- Where data goes: we will host on AWS in the US, with encryption. Student data will never be sold or used for advertising.
- IEPs are education records under FERPA. Under your district's signed TX-NDPA, records will stay under your district's direct control.
- How we handle data
The data elements
TEA's FAQ (updated Jun 17, 2026) lists these:
| Element | What it is | TWEDS reference |
|---|---|---|
| Instructional setting code | Reported in 2026–27 only (last year collected) | E0173 (code table C035) |
| Tier of intensity | 1–8, from 2026–27 on | E3153 (code table C371) |
| Service group | 1–3 and/or 4–5, if eligible | E3159 (code table C373) |
| Minutes in special education setting | Average minutes per day in a special education classroom or setting, with begin and end dates | E3162, E3163, E3164 |
Educational environment is a federal reporting element. The adopted rule, 19 TAC §89.1005(b), still says placement decisions are reported as an educational environment effective September 1, 2026, but TEA's May 28, 2026 letter delays PEIMS collection to 2027–28. Check with TEA before relying on either date.
Getting the minutes element right
- It is not total special education service minutes. It's the average minutes per day the student spends in a special education classroom or setting, as set by the ARD committee.
- It's the numerator in TEA's regular program offset. The campus's instructional minutes per day is the denominator.
- Four-day weeks: average across the four instructional days. Mixed calendars: use the calendar for most of the year.
- Work out the minutes from the ARD committee's decisions in the IEP, using TEA's FAQ 4.4.
A practical checklist
- Confirm your student information system vendor has the new elements available. TEA notified vendors in the Dec 1, 2025 data standards, and data can't be published to TEA until the 2026–27 IODS opens (Aug 3, 2026).
- Decide who reviews each IEP. TEA doesn't name a specific role, but the person should know the student's services and the district's service model.
- After each ARD that changes services, update the tier, service groups and minutes with new begin dates, and end-date the old values.
- Use TEA's framework and FAQ every time. TEA asks reviewers to read the domain descriptions each time they rate an IEP.
- Send PEIMS questions to TEA through a TIMS ticket or TSDSCustomerSupport@tea.texas.gov.
Sources
- TEA, To the Administrator Addressed letter, "Special Education Funding Update," May 28, 2026
- TEA, Texas SPED Support, "Intensity of Services Special Education Funding Model Resources" and FAQ (FAQ items dated Apr 16 to Jun 22, 2026)
- TEA, To the Administrator Addressed letter, "Special Education Funding Updates," Apr 16, 2026
- 19 Texas Administrative Code §89.1121, adoption published in the Texas Register Sept 25, 2026 (51 TexReg 6705; filed Sept 14, 2026), effective Oct 4, 2026 (TEA, 19 TAC Ch. 89 Subch. AA, October 2026 update); Texas Register adopted rules
- Texas Education Code §§48.102, 48.1021, 48.1022 (effective Sept 1, 2026), Texas Legislative Council
- TEA, New Intensity of Services Funding Model (June 2026), tool design with 5 domains × 4 factors
19 TAC §89.1121, adopted 51 TexReg 6705 (Sept. 25, 2026), effective Oct. 4, 2026.
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