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September 8, 2020 Committee of the Full Board

TUESDAY
September 8, 2020

8:00 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 Regarding Instructional Materials Submitted for Adoption by the State Board of Education Under Proclamation 2021

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020.  Testimony will be presented regarding instructional materials submitted for adoption under Proclamation 2021. This proclamation called for instructional materials for prekindergarten. Products submitted in response to Proclamation 2021 were reviewed in the summer of 2020. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.110 and §31.022.

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

2. Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter C, High School. Due to the anticipated volume of testimony, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person and the public hearing will be limited to no more than five hours. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c); and 28.025(a).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

3. 
Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 116, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 116, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School. Due to the anticipated volume of testimony, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority for this item is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c); and 28.025(a).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

4. 
Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School. Due to the anticipated volume of testimony, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Additionally, the public hearing will be limited to no more than five hours or an end time of 9:00 p.m., whichever occurs earlier. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a), (c), (r), and (s), and 28.025(a).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION