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.
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Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§115.2-115.7, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §115.22 and §115.23
Summary: The proposed amendments would add student expectations for bullying prevention to the Texas essential knowledge and skills for health education as required by House Bill 1942, 82nd Texas Legislature, 2011.
(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 Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter A, §§115.2-115.7 (PDF)
Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter B, §115.22 and §115.23 (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC §§115.2-115.7, 115.22, and 115.23
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
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