Sec. 38.0051. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENT WITH CONCUSSION OR OTHER BRAIN INJURY. (a) The agency shall develop a list of nonmedical academic accommodations a school district may offer to a student diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury. (b) The agency shall: (1) develop a form for use by school districts describing the accommodations a district may offer under this section; and (2) make the form developed under Subdivision (1) available on the agency's Internet website for use by school districts, district educators or administrators, students, and parents or guardians. (c) A school district that provides accommodations under this section must make the form developed under Subsection (b) available to: (1) a district employee as soon as practicable after receiving: (A) notice that a student enrolled in the district has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury; or (B) a request from the employee; and (2) a student enrolled in the district or the student's parent or guardian as soon as practicable after receiving: (A) notice that the student has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury; or (B) a request from the student or parent or guardian. (d) This section may not be construed to require a school district to provide any accommodations under this section.
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