This data element pertains to both state performance plan indicator 11 (SPPI-11) for students ages 3-21 being considered for special education supports and services and SPPI-12 for students who received early childhood intervention (ECI) services and were considered potentially eligible for early childhood special education (ECSE) when they three years old.

Regarding SPPI-11, exceptions to the State-established 45 instructional day timeframe are conditioned on the number of instructional days left in the year after parental consent and the number of student absences.

See TEC §§ 29.004(1), (a-1), and (a-2)

See 19 TAC §§ 89.1011(c), (e), (g), and (h)

Regarding SPPI-12, exceptions existed pertaining to the number of calendar days prior to the child’s third birthday that they started receiving ECI services.

See 34 CFR § 303.209

See 40 TAC, §108.1215

See TEA/DARS Early Transition Memorandum of Understanding (ECI MOU) https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/TEA%20%20HHSC%20ECI%20-%20MOU.pdf