Sec. 37.023. TRANSITION FROM ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REGULAR CLASSROOM. (a) In this section: (1) "Alternative education program" includes: (A) a disciplinary alternative education program operated by a school district or open-enrollment charter school; (B) a juvenile justice alternative education program; and (C) a residential program or facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or any other governmental entity. (2) "Licensed clinical social worker" has the meaning assigned by Section 505.002 , Occupations Code. (b) As soon as practicable after an alternative education program determines the date of a student's release from the program, the alternative education program administrator shall: (1) provide written notice of that date to: (A) the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student; and (B) the administrator of the campus to which the student intends to transition; and (2) provide the campus administrator: (A) an assessment of the student's academic growth while attending the alternative education program; and (B) the results of any assessment instruments administered to the student. (c) Not later than five instructional days after the date of a student's release from an alternative education program, the campus administrator shall coordinate the student's transition to a regular classroom. The coordination must include assistance and recommendations from: (1) school counselors; (2) school district peace officers; (3) school resource officers; (4) licensed clinical social workers; (5) campus behavior coordinators; (6) classroom teachers who are or may be responsible for implementing the student's personalized transition plan developed under Subsection (d); and (7) any other appropriate school district personnel. (d) The assistance required by Subsection (c) must include a personalized transition plan for the student developed by the campus administrator. A personalized transition plan: (1) must include: (A) recommendations for the best educational placement of the student; and (B) the provision of information to the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student regarding the process to request a full individual and initial evaluation of the student for purposes of special education services under Section 29.004 ; and (2) may include: (A) recommendations for counseling, behavioral management, or academic assistance for the student with a concentration on the student's academic or career goals; (B) recommendations for assistance for obtaining access to mental health services provided by the district or school, a local mental health authority, or another private or public entity; and (C) a regular review of the student's progress toward the student's academic or career goals. (e) If practicable, the campus administrator, or the administrator's designee, shall meet with the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student to coordinate plans for the student's transition. (f) This section applies only to a student subject to compulsory attendance requirements under Section 25.085 .
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