POLICY LETTER: December 4, 2012 to David Anderson, Texas Education Agency General Counsel

November 30, 2012David AndersonGeneral CounselTexas Education Agency1701 North Congress AvenueAustin, Texas 78701-1494Dear Mr. Anderson:This letter is in response to your June 1, 2012 correspondence to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the Office of SpeciBased on section 607(e) of the IDEA, we are informing you that our response is provided as informal guidance and is not legally binding, but represents an interpretation by the U.S. Department of Education of the IDEA in the context of the specific facts presented. If yo