TX HB466

Creates a process for appointing an "educational representative" to make educational decisions for adult students (18+) with disabilities who are certified by a qualified professional as unable to provide informed consent, but who have not been declared legally incompetent

Requires school districts to notify students with disabilities and their parents at least one year before the student's 18th birthday about the transfer of educational rights and alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision-making agreements, power of attorney, and educational representative appointments

Specifies that certification of a student's inability to provide informed consent must be made by a licensed physician, physician assistant, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, or school psychology specialist who is not employed by the school district and has no conflicts of interest

Allows adult students who have not been declared incompetent to rescind their educational representative's appointment at any time, with the ARD committee documenting the rescission if the student cannot do so in writing

Establishes that certification of inability to provide informed consent or appointment of an educational representative cannot be used as evidence of incompetence in any future legal proceedings and requires annual renewal of certifications