COMMISSIONER PROPOSED RULES WITH OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS
Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter AA, Commissioner’s Rules on School Finance, §61.1009, Fast Growth Allotment
Summary: The proposed new rule would reflect changes made by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
Publication in the Texas Register: October 4, 2019
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 4, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: December 29, 2019
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Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter CC, Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Instructional Materials Allotment, §66.1307, Instructional Materials Allotment
Summary: The proposed amendment is necessary to align the rule for allowable instructional materials allotment expenditures with statute amended by House Bill 396, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
Publication in the Texas Register: October 4, 2019
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 4, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: January 26, 2020
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Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter BB, Commissioner’s Rules Concerning High School Graduation
Summary: The proposed amendments would extend the expiration provisions as required by Senate Bill 213, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, and clarify language.
Publication in the Texas Register: October 4, 2019
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 4, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: January 26, 2020
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Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter EE, Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions, Division 1, Status, Standards, and Sanctions, §97.1061, Interventions and Sanctions for Campuses, §97.1063, Campus Intervention Team, and §97.1064, Campus Turnaround Plan
Summary: The proposed amendments would implement the statutory provisions in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 1488, SB 1566, and House Bill 2263, 85th Texas Legislature, 2017. The proposed amendments would also clarify intervention activities required in Texas Education Code, Chapter 39A, Accountability Interventions and Sanctions.
Publication in the Texas Register: September 20, 2019
Public Comment Period: September 20, 2019-October 21, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: December 29, 2019
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Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 101, Assessment, Subchapter DD, Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Substitute Assessments for Graduation, §101.4002, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-of-Course Substitute Assessments
Summary: The proposed amendment would modify the rule to reflect changes in statute made by Senate Bill 213, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019. The proposed amendment would also modify the rule to align Texas assessment and accountability policies with federal requirements.
Publication in the Texas Register: October 11, 2019
Public Comment Period: October 11, 2019-November 12, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: January 26, 2020
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Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 153, School District Personnel, Subchapter EE, Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Registry of Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools
Summary: The proposes new rules would implement the requirement for the registry created by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
Publication in the Texas Register: September 20, 2019
Public Comment Period: September 20, 2019-October 21, 2019
Proposed Effective Date: December 15, 2019
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SBOE PROPOSED RULES WITH OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS
Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Adoption of Instructional Materials
Summary: The proposed revisions would update rules related to state review and adoption of instructional materials.
First Reading and Filing Authorization: September 2019 SBOE meeting
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 8, 2019. The SBOE will take registered oral and written comments on the proposal at the appropriate committee meeting in November 2019 in accordance with the SBOE board operating policies and procedures.
Proposed Effective Date: 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register
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Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs
Summary: The proposed amendment would update the rule to modify the requirements for approval of innovative courses, specify that innovative courses cannot be approved if they substantially duplicate the content of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills-based courses, and add requirements for review of ethnic studies innovative courses approved by the commissioner.
First Reading and Filing Authorization: September 2019 SBOE meeting
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 8, 2019. The SBOE will take registered oral and written comments on the proposal at the appropriate committee meeting in November 2019 in accordance with the SBOE board operating policies and procedures.
Proposed Effective Date: 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register
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Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 129, Student Attendance, Subchapter B, Student Attendance Accounting, §129.21, Requirements for Student Attendance Accounting for State Funding Purposes
Summary: The proposed amendment would update the rule to allow districts and charter schools flexibility for selecting an official attendance-taking time during a campus’s instructional day.
First Reading and Filing Authorization: September 2019 SBOE meeting
Public Comment Period: October 4, 2019-November 8, 2019. The SBOE will take registered oral and written comments on the proposal at the appropriate committee meeting in November 2019 in accordance with the SBOE board operating policies and procedures.
Proposed Effective Date: 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register
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