Exceptions and Waivers

A Bilingual exception needs to be submitted if your district/charter school has an insufficient number of bilingual teachers to implement the bilingual program as stated in 19 Title Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 89 Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating Limited English Proficient Students. An English as a second language (ESL) waiver needs to be submitted if your district/charter school does not have a sufficient number of ESL teachers to implement the required ESL program as required in the aforementioned TAC. Both of the forms listed below require MS Word.

• 2009-2010 Bilingual Exc ESL Waiver Request Form 090909
  • Word 2007 Version
  • Word 2003 and Earlier Version
• 2009-2010 Bilingual Execption ESX Wavier PowerPoint Presentation
  • PowerPoint 2007 Version
  • PowerPoint 2003 and Earlier Version

The 2007-2008 transmittal forms for a Bilingual Exception and/or an ESL Waiver must be sent electronically to Susie.Coultress@tea.state.tx.us and the signature pages (page 7 of the Bilingual Exception) and (page 11 of the ESL Waiver) will be completed and mailed to the

Texas Education Agency
Bilingual Education Program Unit, Curriculum Division
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701

Additional Resources

Adopted Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating Limited English Proficient Students 

Text of Adopted Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Subchapter BB