November 2016 Committee on Instruction Item 4
Discussion of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School
November 17, 2016
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School. The proposed amendments would add student expectations for prescription drug awareness to the health education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 968, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(c) and (w).
TEC, §7.102(c)(4), requires the SBOE to establish curriculum and graduation requirements.
TEC, §28.002(c), identifies the subjects of the required curriculum and requires the SBOE by rule to identify the essential knowledge and skills of each subject in the required curriculum that all students should be able to demonstrate and that will be used in evaluating instructional materials and addressed on the state assessment instruments.
TEC, §28.002(w), requires the SBOE to adopt essential knowledge and skills that address the dangers, causes, consequences, signs, symptoms, and treatment of nonmedical use of prescription drugs.
BOARD RESPONSE: This item is presented for review and comment.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE adopted the TEKS for health education effective September 1, 1998. The SBOE adopted amendments to the health education TEKS for elementary and middle school effective August 26, 2013.
FUTURE ACTION EXPECTED: Proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, will be presented for first reading and filing authorization at a future SBOE meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: SB 968, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, added the TEC, §28.002(w), to require that the SBOE adopt TEKS that address the dangers, causes, consequences, signs, symptoms, and treatment of nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Recommendations for amendments to add student expectations for prescription drug awareness to the health education TEKS will be provided to the committee as a separate exhibit at the meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: The proposed amendments would give students access to additional information regarding prescription drug awareness as a part of the health education curriculum.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: The proposed amendments would have no procedural and reporting requirements.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: The proposed amendments would have no new locally maintained paperwork requirements.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The official public comment period will begin when the proposal, approved for first reading and filing authorization by the SBOE, is published in the Texas Register.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.
Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Support Services
Shelly Ramos, Senior Director
Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Attachment:
Statutory Citations (PDF, 37KB)
Separate Exhibit:
Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School