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Texas rule changes we track
A dated log of the Texas laws and rules SpEd Insight™ is built around. Each entry links to its source. TEA updates its guidance over time, so check the source.
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The log
| Date | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | TEA letter on special education funding updates: 2026–27 is a dual reporting year (both the prior instructional-arrangement approach and the new intensity approach). Starting in 2027–28, funding is based only on the new system. | TEA TAA, Special Education Funding Updates |
| May 15, 2026 | Commissioner's rules proposed in the Texas Register (51 TexReg 3189); comments through June 15, 2026. | Texas Register |
| May 28, 2026 | TEA letter updates the Apr 16 guidance: at least 50% of students by Oct 8, the rest by Dec 3; educational environment collection delayed to 2027–28. | TEA TAA, Special Education Funding Update |
| Sept 1, 2026 | HB 2 special education funding changes take effect (Texas Education Code §§48.102, 48.1021, 48.1022). | Texas Legislative Council, TEC Ch. 48 |
| Sept 25, 2026 (Texas Register publication) | Adoption of amendments to 19 TAC §§89.1005, 89.1040, 89.1075, 89.1121 and 89.1125, and of new §§89.1092 and 89.1094 (replacing the old sections), published in the Texas Register (51 TexReg 6705; filed Sept 14, 2026). Amendments to §§89.1050, 89.1055 and 89.1096 were adopted in the same issue. | Texas Register |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 19 TAC §89.1121 and the related rule changes take effect, except parts of §§89.1050 and 89.1075 that start July 1, 2027. | TEA, 19 TAC Ch. 89 Subch. AA |
| July 1, 2027 | ARD meeting notice and prior written notice timing moves from 5 school days to 10 calendar days (19 TAC §§89.1050, 89.1075, as amended). | Texas Register, Sept 25, 2026 |
| Sept 1, 2027 | TEC §48.102(a-1) and §48.1021(a-1) expire. | TEC Ch. 48 |
| 2027–28 school year | Funding based only on the new service intensity system. | TEA TAA, Apr 16, 2026 |
| Sept 1, 2028 | TEC §48.1022 expires. | TEC Ch. 48 |
19 TAC §89.1121, adopted 51 TexReg 6705 (Sept. 25, 2026), effective Oct. 4, 2026.
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