The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the 2027 State Board of Education (SBOE) approved Instructional Materials Entitlement and State-Developed Open Education Resource (OER) Entitlement for school systems, which can be found on the Instructional Materials Funding webpage. The entitlement funds will be credited to each district’s account in September 2026 through the state’s online ordering system, EMAT.
The initial amount of entitlement funds will utilize 90% of a school system’s enrollment from the previous school year. Once TSDS PEIMS student enrollment data from the fall snapshot collection of school year 2026–2027 is available, total available funds will be adjusted in the spring of 2027.
The SBOE-Approved Instructional Materials Entitlement is an annual entitlement that can be applied to all instructional materials that have been placed on the List of SBOE Approved Instructional Materials by the SBOE. This entitlement includes an amount up to $40 per child enrolled, based on the TSDS PEIMS student enrollment data. Any unused entitlement funds are carried forward each fiscal year.
The State-Developed OER Entitlement is an annual entitlement that can be applied to Bluebonnet Learning materials that have been placed on the List of SBOE Approved Instructional Materials by the SBOE. This entitlement includes an amount up to $20 per child enrolled, based on TSDS PEIMS student enrollment data. The State-Developed OER Entitlement lapses on August 31 and does not carry forward each fiscal year. These entitlements are separate from and in addition to the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment (IMTA).
The full message from TEA can be found here.
