April 2021 Committee on School Initiatives
THURSDAY
April 15, 2021
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES – Room 1-111
Members: Matt Robinson, chair; Aicha Davis, vice chair; Ruben Cortez, Jr; Will Hickman; Jay Johnson. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.
Public testimony – Individual testimony will be taken at the time the related item comes up for committee discussion or action. The procedures for registering and taking public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided online.
This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of two reappointment to the board of trustees of Randolph Field Independent School District. The reappointments are necessary due to the expiration of the terms of office for two board members. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 61.2.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
2. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter B, Special Purpose School Districts, §61.111, Applicability of State Law to Boys Ranch Independent School District
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter B, Special Purpose School Districts, §61.111, Applicability of State Law to Boys Ranch Independent School District. The proposed new rule would identify provisions of the Texas Education Code (TEC) that are not applicable to Boys Ranch Independent School District. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.351 and §11.352.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 30, Administration, Subchapter A, State Board of Education: General Provisions, §30.1, Petition for Adoption of Rule Changes
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 30, Administration, Subchapter A, State Board of Education: General Provisions, §30.1, Petition for Adoption of Rule Changes. The proposed amendment would update the State Board of Education (SBOE) petition procedures to allow for electronic submission of a petition authorized under Texas Government Code (TGC), §2001.021. Statutory authority is the Texas Government Code (TGC), §2001.021.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Open-Enrollment Charter School Generation 26 Application Updates
The director of the Division of Charter School Authorizing and Administration will discuss updates regarding the Generation 26 Open-Enrollment Charter Application cycle. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
5. Open-Enrollment Charter School Overview
The director of the Division of Charter School Authorizing and Administration will brief the new members of the committee on the various work of the charter division staff as it relates to the state-authorized charter school portfolio. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would make an amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter A, General Provisions, §230.1, Definitions. The proposed amendment would update the definition of a pilot exam in §230.1(17) to indicate that the edTPA performance assessment pilot will be subject to review by the SBEC prior to September 1, 2022, rather than the original date of September 1, 2021. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.041(b)(1), (2), (4), and (c); 21.044(a); 21.048(a) and (a-1); 21.050; and 22.082.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE - ACTION