The Texas Education Agency (TEA) offers multiple processes for resolving disputes related to special education: individualized education program facilitation (FIEP), mediation, special education complaints, and due process hearings. Links to information for these processes are below. 

Pay attention to Adopted Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Special Education Services, Division 7, Dispute Resolution, §89.1196 Individualized Education Program Facilitation, and §89.1197 State Individualized Education Program Facilitation

Adopted amendments to 19 TAC §89.1196 Individualized Education Program Facilitation and 19 TAC §89.1197 State Individualized Education Program Facilitation clarify procedures for individualized education program (IEP) facilitation and add language allowing TEA to delegate certain duties and responsibilities to an education service center (ESC) to maximize efficiency. 

Effective Date: November 5, 2024