Adopted State Board of Education Rules — Not Yet Effective

All new rules or amendments to existing rules with effective dates in the future are available on this site after the agency has filed the rules with the Texas Register. Rule actions will remain on this page until their effective dates.

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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If there are changes to rule text since it was published as proposed, the changes are shown in a separate document.

The SBOE agenda provides detailed information on these adopted rules.

Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship, §61.1, Continuing Education for School Board Members
Summary: The adopted amendment establishes new eligibility requirements for trainers of school boards to include a background check, establishes that only individuals (not organizations) are eligible to provide training to school board trustees, and prohibits trainers of school boards from engaging in political advocacy during training. The amendment was adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: November 2024
Effective Date: August 25, 2025

Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum
Summary: The amendment updates the list of high school courses for science that are required to be offered to students. The amendment was adopted with changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: April 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements, §74.12, Foundation High School Program, and §74.13, Endorsements
Summary: The amendments reflect changes to a career and technical education (CTE) course to align with recently adopted CTE Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and update cross references. The amendments were adopted without changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: April 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter B, High School, §127.15, Career and Technical Education Employability Skills
Summary: The new section establishes Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in employability skills for effective performance in the workplace. The employability skills standards will be required to be taught as a part of each career and technical education course in a program of study. The new section was adopted with changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: June 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter C, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, §127.59 and §127.61; Subchapter F, Business, Marketing, and Finance, §127.262 and §127.263; Subchapter J, Health Science, §127.510 and §127.511; Subchapter K, Hospitality and Tourism, §§127.569, 127.571, and 127.604; Subchapter M, Information Technology, §§127.689-127.691 and 127.695-127.699, and Subchapter N, Law and Public Service, §127.773
Summary: The adopted new sections add Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 18 state-approved innovative courses in the following career and technical education career clusters: agriculture, food, and natural resources; business, marketing, and finance; health science; hospitality and tourism; information technology; and law and public service. The new sections were adopted with changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: April 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter I, Engineering, §§127.402-127.419, 127.452, and 127.453
Summary: The adoption adds new courses and updates existing courses that are being moved to this subchapter in the civil engineering, engineering foundations, and mechanical and aerospace design programs of study to ensure the content of the courses remains current and supports relevant and meaningful programs of study. The new sections were adopted with changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: April 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education
Summary: The adopted new sections add existing career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) from 19 TAC Chapters 127 and 130 that have been repealed to ensure that all CTE TEKS are in the same chapter in administrative rule and easier to locate. View a crosswalk between the current TEKS in Chapters 127 and 130 and the new location of those TEKS in Chapter 127. The new sections were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: June 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education
Summary: The repeals move some existing courses within 19 TAC Chapter 127 in order to avoid confusion and make the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) easier to locate. View a crosswalk between the current TEKS in Chapter 127 and the new location of those TEKS in Chapter 127. The repeals were adopted without changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: June 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025

Adopted Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education
Summary: The repeals move the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to 19 TAC Chapter 127 in order to ensure that all career and technical education TEKS are in the same chapter in administrative rule. View a crosswalk between the current TEKS in Chapter 130 and the new location of those TEKS in Chapter 127. The repeals were adopted without changes since published as proposed. 
Second Reading and Final Adoption by SBOE: June 2025 
Effective Date: August 1, 2025