Proposed State Board of Education Rules
All proposed new rules, proposed amendments to existing rules, and proposed repeals approved for first reading by the State Board of Education (SBOE) and filed with the Texas Register are available here. Public comments on proposed rules may be submitted electronically to rules@tea.state.tx.us. Please specify in your message the rule section number(s) to which your comments apply.
Detailed information on these rules is published on the TEA website as part of the SBOE agenda.
Rule text is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The Adobe Acrobat Reader, required to access PDF files, may be obtained on the Adobe website.
Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter F, Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2007-2008, and Subchapter G, Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2012-2013
Summary: The proposed amendments would add course options for students to satisfy the fourth mathematics and the fourth science credit requirements under the Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished Achievement Program.
(First reading and filing authorization: April 2013 SBOE meeting)
(Publication in the May 24, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: July 2013 SBOE meeting)
Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapter F (PDF)
Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapter G (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapters F and G
Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter C, High School, §111.46, Discrete Mathematics, Adopted 2013 (One-Half to One Credit)
Summary: The proposed new rule would add a new mathematics course to satisfy the fourth mathematics graduation requirement.
(First reading and filing authorization: April 2013 SBOE meeting)
(Publication in the May 24, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: July 2013 SBOE meeting)
Text of Proposed New 19 TAC §111.46 (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC §111.46
Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter D, Elementary, Subchapter E, Middle School, and Subchapter F, High School
Summary: The proposed new rules would establish revised Texas essential knowledge and skills for fine arts courses in elementary, middle school, and high school with an implementation date of the 2015-2016 school year.
(First reading and filing authorization: February 2013 SBOE meeting)
(Publication in the March 8, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: April 2013 SBOE meeting)
Text of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter D (PDF)
Text of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter E (PDF)
Text of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter F (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapters D-F
Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 126, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications, Subchapter C, High School
Summary: The proposal would repeal §126.37, Discrete Mathematics (One-Half to One Credit), Beginning with School Year 2012-2013, in order to add Discrete Mathematics to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics. The proposal would also amend §126.40, Robotics Programming and Design (One-Half to One Credit), Beginning with School Year 2012-2013, so that the course can be added as an option to satisfy the fourth mathematics graduation requirement.
(First reading and filing authorization: April 2013 SBOE meeting)
(Publication in the May 24, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: July 2013 SBOE meeting)
Text of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 126, Subchapter C (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 126, Subchapter C
Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, Subchapter A, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Subchapter H, Health Science, and Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Summary: The proposal would amend §130.6, Veterinary Medical Applications (One Credit), and §130.12, Advanced Environmental Technology (One Credit), in Subchapter A, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, so that the courses can be added as options to satisfy the fourth science graduation requirement. The proposal would add new §130.210, Human Body Systems (One Credit), to Subchapter H, Health Science, as an additional option to satisfy the fourth science graduation requirement. The proposal would add new §130.375, Principles of Engineering (One Credit), and new §130.376, Digital Electronics (One Credit), to Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, as additional options to satisfy the fourth mathematics graduation requirement.
(First reading and filing authorization: April 2013 SBOE meeting)
(Publication in the May 24, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: July 2013 SBOE meeting)
Text of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 130, Subchapter A (PDF)
Text of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 130, Subchapter H (PDF)
Text of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 130, Subchapter O (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 130, Subchapters A, H, and O
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