1. (a) An individual who is a member of a special population (an individual with a disability; an individual who is educationally or economically disadvantaged, including a foster child; an individual with limited English proficiency; or an individual who participates in programs designed to eliminate sex bias) shall be provided equal access to recruitment, enrollment, and placement activities.
2. (b) An individual who is educationally or economically disadvantaged or a student of limited English proficiency shall be taught in the most integrated setting possible.

3. (c) A student who is a member of a special population as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be provided the following to help the student successfully complete career and technology education:

   1. (1) a coherent sequence of courses leading to job skill attainment and encouragement through counseling to pursue a coherent sequence;
   2. (2) equal access to the full range of career and technology education programs available to an individual who is not a member of a special population;
   3. (3) guidance, counseling, and career development activities conducted by trained counselors and teachers associated with such special services;
   4. (4) counseling and instructional services designed to facilitate the transition from school to post-school employment and career opportunities and/or postsecondary training opportunities; and
   5. (5) supportive and supplementary services the student needs to succeed in the programs, such as curriculum modification, equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel, and instructional aids and devices.

4. (d) A school district shall provide information concerning the following to each student who is a member of a special population and to the student's parents at least one year before the student enters, or is of an appropriate age for, the grade level in which career and technology education programs are first generally available, but not later than the beginning of the ninth grade:

   1. (1) opportunities available in career and technology education;
   2. (2) eligibility requirements for enrollment in career and technology education;
   3. (3) specific courses that are available;
   4. (4) special services that are available;
   5. (5) employment opportunities; and
   6. (6) placement.
5. (e) The information described in subsection (d)(3) of this section shall, to the extent practicable, be provided in a language and form that the parents and student understand.
6. (f) A student with a disability shall be instructed in the least restrictive environment. A student unable to succeed in regular career and technology education may be served in separate programs designed to address the student's occupational/training needs, such as career and technology education for the handicapped (CTEH) programs.
7. (g) A student with a disability who is unable to succeed in regular career and technology education without modifications, special supplementary aids, or services shall be placed in career and technology education by the committee (the committee) composed of the persons required under 20 USC, §1401(20), to develop the student's individualized education program (IEP). Whenever appropriate, career and technology education activities shall be included as a component of a student's IEP.

8. (h) A student with a disability identified in accordance with provisions of Public Law 101-392; Public Law 476; and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is an eligible participant in career and technology education when the requirements of this subsection are met.

   1. (1) The committee shall include a representative from career and technology education, preferably the teacher, when considering initial or continued placement of a student in career and technology education.
   2. (2) Planning for students with disabilities shall be coordinated among career and technology education, special education, and state rehabilitation agencies and should include a coherent sequence of courses.
   3. (3) A school district shall monitor to determine if the instruction being provided students with disabilities in career and technology education classes is consistent with the IEPs developed for the students.
   4. (4) A school district shall provide supplementary services that each student with a disability needs to successfully complete career and technology education, such as curriculum modification, equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel, and instructional aids and devices.
   5. (5) A school district shall help fulfill the transitional service requirements of the IDEA for each student with a disability who is completing a coherent sequence of career and technology education courses.

Source Note:The provisions of this §75.1023 adopted to be effective May 29, 1996, 21 TexReg 4329.