The Texas Education Agency has proposed amendments to §§102.1307, 102.1309, and 102.1315, concerning innovation districts. The proposed amendments would reflect changes made by House Bill (HB) 2, HB 6, Senate Bill (SB) 12, SB 569, and SB 571 (89-R).
The proposed amendment to Figure: 19 TAC §102.1307(d) would clarify the instructions for the form and add specific fields for the type of board action being reported to TEA, the date of board action, the name and title of the individual submitting the figure, and the date of submission. The proposed amendment to Figure: 19 TAC §102.1307(d) would also remove TEC, §21.057, which is now prohibited from exemption per HB 2 and SB12, and remove TEC, §37.0012 and §37.002, which are now prohibited from exemption per HB 6. Finally, the proposed amendment to Figure: 19 TAC §102.1307(d) would update the name of TEC, §22.001, as changed by HB 2.
New §102.1309(a)(1)(A) would add TEC, §21.0032 (Employment of Uncertified Classroom Teachers) and §21.057 (Parental Notification), to clarify that these sections are prohibited from exemption per HB 2. The subsequent subparagraphs are relettered accordingly to reflect this addition. The proposed amendment to §102.1309(a)(1)(C), relettered as subparagraph (D), would add TEC, §28.004, as a prohibited exemption to reflect the prohibition in TEC, §12A.004(a)(4), as added by SB 12. The proposed amendment to §102.1309(a)(1)(H), relettered subparagraph (I), would clarify that TEC, Chapter 37, in its entirety is prohibited from exemption per HB 6. The proposed amendment to §102.1315(a)(3) would update the reference to TEC, §22.085, to §22A.157 and the reference to TEC, §22.092, to §22A.151. Both sections were redesignated by SB 571.
The public comment period on the proposal begins October 24, 2025, and ends November 24, 2025. A form for submitting public comments is available on the TEA website at https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/Commissioner_Rules_(TAC)/Proposed_Commissioner_of_Education_Rules/.
