Proposed new rules, proposed amendments to existing rules, and proposed repeals being considered by the commissioner of education with open comment periods are:
PROPOSED COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION RULES
Summary: The proposed new rule would reflect changes made by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, by explaining how Texas Education Agency will collect data and calculate and make available maximum tier one tax rates using local property values.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 17, 2020
Public Comment Period: January 17, 2020-February 18, 2020
Public Hearing Notice: A public hearing to solicit testimony and input on the proposal will be held at 8:30 a.m. on February 5, 2020, in Room 1-104, William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing must sign in between 8:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. The hearing will conclude once all who have signed in have been given the opportunity to comment. Questions about the hearing should be directed to Forecasting and Fiscal Analysis at (512) 463-8891.
Proposed Effective Date: March 31, 2020
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC §61.1000
Summary: The proposed new rule would reflect changes made by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, by explaining how Texas Education Agency will calculate and make available maximum compressed tax rates for the 2020-2021 school year to account for statewide tax compression implemented by the legislature in the 2019-2020 school year.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 17, 2020
Public Comment Period: January 17, 2020-February 18, 2020
Public Hearing Notice: A public hearing to solicit testimony and input on the proposal will be held at 8:30 a.m. on February 5, 2020, in Room 1-104, William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing must sign in between 8:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. The hearing will conclude once all who have signed in have been given the opportunity to comment. Questions about the hearing should be directed to Forecasting and Fiscal Analysis at (512) 463-8891.
Proposed Effective Date: March 31, 2020
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC §61.1001
Summary: The proposed new rule would reflect changes made by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, by explaining how Texas Education Agency will calculate and make available maximum tier one compressed tax rates when compression would otherwise result in a tax compression below the allowable threshold.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 17, 2020
Public Comment Period: January 17, 2020-February 18, 2020
Public Hearing Notice: A public hearing to solicit testimony and input on the proposal will be held at 8:30 a.m. on February 5, 2020, in Room 1-104, William B. Travis Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing must sign in between 8:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. The hearing will conclude once all who have signed in have been given the opportunity to comment. Questions about the hearing should be directed to Forecasting and Fiscal Analysis at (512) 463-8891.
Proposed Effective Date: March 31, 2020
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC §61.1002
Summary: The proposed repeal is necessary because the authorizing statute expired September 1, 2017.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 10, 2020
Public Comment Period: January 10, 2020-February 10, 2020
Proposed Effective Date: April 13, 2020
Send a public comment on Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC §61.1011
Summary: The proposed new rule would implement Senate Bill 1557, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, by adopting in rule the criteria campuses must demonstrate in order to qualify to apply for and earn the Purple Star Designation.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 10, 2020
Public Comment Period: January 10, 2020-February 10, 2020
Proposed Effective Date: April 13, 2020
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC §61.1063
PROPOSED STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES
There are no proposed SBOE rules with open comment periods at this time.