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In the October 22nd Texas Register the Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopted a rule change to the sections impacting curriculum requirements, a repeal to the section regarding adaptations for special populations, and an amendment to the section concerning budgeting, accounting, and auditing. See a brief overview of the adopted changes below.

Curriculum Requirements

19 TAC §74.1023

  • The new section is adopted with changes to the proposed text as published in the April 16, 2021 issue of the Texas Register(46 TexReg 2545) and will be republished. The adopted new rule reflects the requirements in House Bill (HB) 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, that each student complete and submit a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) or a Texas application for state financial aid (TASFA) before graduating from high school and that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools report completion information to TEA.

Adaptations for Special Populations

19 TAC §89.61, §89.63

  • The repeals are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 23, 2021 issue of the Texas Register(46 TexReg 4430) and will not be republished. The adopted repeals implement House Bill (HB) 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, which removed the SBOE’s rulemaking authority related to instructional arrangements in special education.

Budgeting, Accounting, and Auditing

19 TAC §109.25

  • The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 23, 2021, issue of the Texas Register(46 TexReg 4431) and will not be republished. The adopted amendment updates references to statutory citations that were renumbered by House Bill (HB) 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.