Adopted State Board of Education Rules — Not Yet Effective
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Under state law, the State Board of Education (SBOE) must adopt a rule at least 90 days before the beginning of the school year for it to be effective for that school year. The exception to this process is if state or federal law requires an earlier effective date or the SBOE approves the rule by a two-thirds majority.
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The SBOE agenda provides detailed information on these adopted rules.
Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 33, Statement of Investment Objectives, Policies, and Guidelines of the Texas Permanent School Fund, Subchapter A, State Board of Education Rules, §33.2, Distributions to the Available School Fund
Summary: The adopted amendment reinserts information related to the Permanent School Fund distribution policy that was mistakenly repealed when 19 TAC Chapter 33 was revised to implement Senate Bill 1232, 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. The amendment was adopted without changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: January-February 2024 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: March 31, 2024
Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.21, Proclamations, Public Notice, and Requests for Instructional Materials for Review; §67.23, Requirements for Publisher Participation in Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA); and §67.25, Consideration and Approval of Instructional Materials by the State Board of Education, and Subchapter D, Duties of Publishers and Manufacturers, §67.81, Instructional Materials Contracts, and §67.83, Publisher Parent Portal
Summary: The adopted new rules implement House Bill 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, by defining the criteria to be used in the review and approval of instructional materials by the SBOE and the Texas Education Agency; defining requirements for publisher participation in the instructional materials review and approval process; and establishing rules for the annual request for instructional materials for review and future proclamations, contracts for instructional materials, and criteria for publishers required to host parent portals. The new sections were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: January-February 2024 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: March 31, 2024
Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs
Summary: The adopted amendment updates innovative course application and approval requirements. The amendment was adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: November 2023 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: February 18, 2024
Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 109, Budgeting, Accounting, and Auditing, Subchapter C, Adoptions By Reference, §109.41, Financial Accountability System Resource Guide
Summary: The amendment adopts by reference the updated Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG), Version 19, which includes allowable costs for dyslexia and related disorders added by House Bill 3928, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. Although no changes were made to §109.41 since published as proposed, the FASRG adopted by reference does include changes to Modules 1-6 at adoption.
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 1, Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 1, FAR Appendices
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 2, Special Supplement - Charter Schools
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 3, Special Supplement - Non-profit Charter Schools Chart of Accounts
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 4, Auditing
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 5, Purchasing
Adopted changes to FASRG Module 6, Compensatory Education, Guidelines, Financial Treatment, and an Auditing and Reporting System
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: January-February 2024 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: March 31, 2024
Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter B, Middle School, §112.26(b)(11)(A), Science, Grade 6, Adopted 2021
Summary: The adopted amendment corrects punctuation errors in the student expectation in §112.26(b)(11)(A). The amendment was adopted without changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: January-February 2024 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: March 31, 2024
Adopted Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School
Summary: The adopted revisions align with recent legislative requirements by updating the standards for Kindergarten-Grade 8 and five high school courses: Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its Benefits, United States History Studies Since 1877, World History Studies, World Geography Studies, and United States Government. The revisions were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Notice of Correction of Error: At adoption, the SBOE approved modifications to §§113.11-113.16, 113.18-113.20, 113.31, and 113.41-113.44 to change the implementation date to the 2024-2025 school year and eliminate subsection (a)(1)-(3). Section 113.16 was inadvertently filed as adopted without the modified rule text. A correction of error was published in the May 19, 2023 issue of the Texas Register correctly identifying the implementation date for §113.16 as the 2024-2025 school year.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: November 2022 SBOE meeting
Effective Date: August 1, 2024
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