Proposed Commissioner of Education Rules

All proposed new rules, proposed amendments to existing rules, and proposed repeals being considered by the commissioner of education are available here. The rule text on this page reflects what was filed as proposed with the Texas Register. Rule actions will remain on this page until approved for adoption by the commissioner and filed as adopted with the Texas Register.

During the proposed rule public comment period, you may submit public comments electronically using the public comment form. See proposals below for their comment periods.

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PROPOSED RULES WITH OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS

Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1001, Accountability Rating System
Summary: The proposed amendment would adopt in rule applicable excerpts of the 2026 Accountability Manual. Earlier versions of the manual will remain in effect with respect to the school years for which they were developed.
Resumen en Español: La modificación propuesta adoptaría como norma pasajes aplicables del Manual de rendición de cuentas del año 2026. Las versiones anteriores del Manual seguirán vigentes con respecto a los años escolares para los que fueron elaboradas.
Publication in the Texas Register: April 18, 2025
Public Comment Period: April 18, 2025-May 19, 2025
Proposed Effective Date: June 30, 2025

Send a public comment on Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC §97.1001

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 update the list of approved substitute assessments to include the addition of the PreACT 8/9 and the PreACT assessments.
Resumen en Español: La modificación propuesta actualizaría la lista de evaluaciones sustitutas aprobadas  con el fin de incluir la adición de las evaluaciones PreACT 8/9 y PreACT.
Publication in the Texas Register: April 18, 2025
Public Comment Period: April 18, 2025-May 19, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: July 27, 2025

Send a public comment on Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC §101.4002

Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 151, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Passing Standards for Educator Certification Examinations, §151.1001, Passing Standards
Summary: The proposed amendment would specify the satisfactory scores for the examinations for Deafblind EC-12 and Special Education Specialist EC-12.
Resumen en Español: La modificación propuesta especificaría los puntajes satisfactorios respecto a los exámenes de certificación tanto de educación para personas sordociegas desde la primera infancia hasta 12.° grado (Deafblind EC-12) como de especialistas en educación especial desde la primera infancia hasta 12.° grado (Special Education Specialist EC-12).
Publication in the Texas Register: April 25, 2025
Public Comment Period: April 25, 2025-May 27, 2025
Proposed Effective Date: August 10, 2025

Send a public comment on Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC §151.1001

PROPOSED RULES WITH CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 55, Data Governance and Reporting Through an Automated System, §55.1001, Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Data and Reporting Standards
Summary: The proposed new section would relocate existing standards from 19 TAC §61.1025 with no changes to the content of the rule.
Resumen en Español: La nueva sección propuesta reubicaría los estándares existentes de la sección [§] 61.1025 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC) sin cambios en el contenido de la norma.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 21, 2025
Public Comment Period: March 21, 2025-April 21, 2025
Proposed Effective Date: July 6, 2025

Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Requirements, §61.1025, Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Data and Reporting Standards
Summary: The proposed repeal would relocate the existing standards to proposed new 19 TAC §55.1001 with no changes to the content of the rule.
Resumen en Español: La derogación propuesta reubicaría los estándares existentes a la nueva sección propuesta [§] 55.1001 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC) sin cambios en el contenido de la norma.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 21, 2025
Public Comment Period: March 21, 2025-April 21, 2025
Proposed Effective Date: July 6, 2025

Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Requirements, §61.1026, Statutorily Required Reporting through the Public Education Information Management System, and Subchapter GG, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Counseling Public School Students, §61.1071, Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education, and §61.1073, Annual Assessment of School District Compliance
Summary: The proposed repeal would relocate the existing requirements to proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 78 with no changes to the content of the rules.
Resumen en Español: La derogación propuesta reubicaría los requisitos existentes al nuevo capítulo propuesto 78 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC) sin cambios en el contenido de las normas.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 14, 2025 
Public Comment Period: March 14, 2025-April 14, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: July 6, 2025

Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter CC, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment, §66.1307, Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment
Summary: The proposed repeal would move the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment rule to proposed new 19 TAC §67.1001, which is presented in a separate rule action.
Resumen en Español: La derogación propuesta trasladaría la norma “Asignación de tecnología y materiales educativos” a la nueva sección propuesta [§] 67.1001 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC), que se presenta en una acción normativa por separado.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 7, 2025 
Public Comment Period: March 7, 2025-April 7, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: June 29, 2025

Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter AA, Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment
Summary: The proposed new rules would establish the requirements for the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment and establish guidance regarding the use of the additional state aid for state-approved instructional materials and open education resource instructional materials.
Resumen en Español: Las nuevas secciones propuestas establecerían los requisitos para la norma “Asignación de tecnología y materiales educativos” y se constituirían en una orientación con respecto al uso de ayuda estatal adicional para materiales educativos con aprobación estatal y materiales educativos para recursos de educación abierta.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 7, 2025 
Public Comment Period: March 7, 2025-April 7, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: June 29, 2025

Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules on College and Career Readiness, §74.1003, Industry-Based Certifications for Public School Accountability
Summary: The proposed amendment would update the criteria used to identify the industry-based certifications to be used for public school accountability.
Resumen en Español: La modificación propuesta actualizaría los criterios utilizados para identificar las certificaciones sectoriales que se emplearán para fines de rendición de cuentas de escuelas públicas.
Publication in the Texas Register: January 10, 2025 
Public Comment Period: January 10, 2025-February 10, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: April 27, 2025

Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 78, Counseling, Advising, and Student Support, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules on Counseling Services, §78.1001, Statutorily Required Reporting through the Public Education Information Management System, and §78.1003, Annual Assessment of School District Compliance, and Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Student Advising, §78.2001, Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education
Summary: The proposed new sections would relocate existing requirements from 19 TAC Chapter 61 with no changes to the content of the rules.
Resumen en Español: Las nuevas secciones propuestas reubicarían los requisitos existentes del capítulo 61 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC) sin cambios en el contenido de las normas.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 14, 2025 
Public Comment Period: March 14, 2025-April 14, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: July 6, 2025

Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 100, Charters, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, Division 3, Commissioner Action, Performance Monitoring, and Intervention
Summary: The revisions would establish performance frameworks for charter schools established under Texas Education Code, Chapter 12, Subchapter G, including adult charter schools and adult charter schools in correctional facilities, by defining evaluation criteria in the new Adult Charter School Performance Framework Manual. The manual would tie charter amendments, renewals, and expansions to these performance standards, including enrollment caps and discretionary renewal. The proposed revisions would also update existing rules regarding expansion and renewal to reference the new performance frameworks.
Resumen en Español: Las modificaciones crearían marcos de desempeño para escuelas autónomas establecidas en virtud del subcapítulo G del capítulo 12 del Código de Educación de Texas, incluyendo escuelas autónomas para adultos y escuelas autónomas para adultos en centros penitenciarios, al definir criterios de evaluación en el nuevo Manual de marcos de desempeño para escuelas autónomas para adultos. El Manual vincularía las modificaciones, renovaciones y ampliaciones de los estatutos a estos estándares de desempeño, incluyendo topes de inscripción y renovación discrecional. Las modificaciones propuestas también actualizarían las normas existentes respecto a la ampliación y renovación para hacer referencia a los nuevos marcos de desempeño.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 21, 2025
Public Comment Period: March 21, 2025-April 21, 2025 
Proposed Effective Date: July 6, 2025

Proposed Repeal of and New 19 TAC Chapter 149, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Standards, Subchapter AA, Teacher Standards, §149.1001, Teacher Standards
Summary: The proposed repeal and new rule would reflect alignment with recent updates to State Board for Educator Certification rules in 19 TAC Chapter 235, Subchapters A-D, as required by House Bill 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. 
Resumen en Español: La derogación propuesta y la nueva norma reflejarían la armonización con las actualizaciones recientes de las normas de la Junta Estatal de Certificación de Educadores en los subcapítulos A a D del capítulo 235 del título 19 del Código Administrativo de Texas (TAC), tal y como lo exige la Ley 1605 de la Cámara de Representantes, 88.° Legislatura de Texas, sesión ordinaria, 2023.
Publication in the Texas Register: March 7, 2025 
Public Comment Period: March 7, 2025-April 7, 2025  
Proposed Effective Date: June 23, 2025