(a) The agency shall establish eligibility criteria for the approval of an application submitted under Section 29.043. The criteria must require that the student be enrolled in the current school year at a school district or open-enrollment charter school and in a district's or school's special education program under Subchapter A.
(b) The eligibility criteria established under this section must also prioritize students for whom a school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible for a compensatory education allotment under Section 48.104.