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August 31, 2021 Committee of the Full Board

TUESDAY
August 31, 2021

9:00 a.m.

COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 1-104

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.

1. Public Hearing on Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development, Subchapter G, Education and Training; Subchapter I, Health Science; Subchapter J, Hospitality and Tourism; Subchapter M, Law and Public Service; and Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development, Subchapter G, Education and Training; Subchapter I, Health Science; Subchapter J, Hospitality and Tourism; Subchapter M, Law and Public Service; and Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In accordance with SBOE operating procedures, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a), (c), (n), and (o); and 28.025(a), (b-2), and (b-17).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

2. Public Hearing on Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§112.1-112.7, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §§112.25-112.28

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter A, Elementary, §112.2, Science, Kindergarten, Adopted 2021; §112.3, Science, Grade 1, Adopted 2021; §112.4, Science, Grade 2, Adopted 2021; §112.5, Science, Grade 3, Adopted 2021; §112.6, Science, Grade 4, Adopted 2021; and §112.7, Science, Grade 5, Adopted 2021, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §112.26, Science, Grade 6, Adopted 2021; §112.27, Science, Grade 7, Adopted 2021; and §112.28, Science, Grade 8, Adopted 2021. In accordance with SBOE operating procedures, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(a), (c), and (j).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

3. Public Hearing Regarding Instructional Materials Submitted for Adoption by the State Board of Education Under Proclamation 2022

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding instructional materials submitted for adoption under Proclamation 2022. This proclamation called for instructional materials for health education and physical education. Products submitted in response to Proclamation 2022 were reviewed in the summer of 2021. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code §7.110 and §31.022.

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION