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January 28, 2019 General Meeting Item 1

Swearing-in Ceremony for Members of the State Board of Education



January 28, 2019

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION

SUMMARY:
Oaths of office will be administered to the newly elected State Board of Education members during a ceremony. After the swearing-in ceremony, the State Board of Education will hold a reception in Room 1-104. No official SBOE business will be discussed during the reception.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.107(b).

TEC, §7.107(b) requires the SBOE to organize, adopt operating rules, and elect a vice chair and secretary at the first meeting after an election and qualification of new members.

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: A swearing-in ceremony for State Board of Education members was last held on January 31, 2017.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: State Board of Education members are elected from single-member districts and serve four year terms of office. Board members for districts 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 and 13 were elected in November 6, 2018

Staff Members Responsible:
Debbie Ratcliffe, Executive Director, Division of State Board of Education Support