Jan-Feb 2017 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
February 2, 2017
9 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION - Room 1-100
Members: Sue Melton-Malone, Chair; Geraldine Miller, Vice Chair; Barbara Cargill;
Tom Maynard; Marisa B. Perez. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.
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. Election of Chair
(no agenda exhibit)
State Board of Education (SBOE) operating rules call for each committee to elect a chair from among its members. This item provides an opportunity for each of the SBOE standing committees to elect a chair at this meeting if the SBOE retains the existing committee structure. The chair may then appoint a vice chair. If the board changes the committee structure, the committee may elect a member to preside over this first meeting only. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code, §7.107.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - NO ACTION
2. Review of 19 TAC Chapter 101, Assessment
Texas Government Code, §2001.039, establishes a four-year rule review cycle for all state agency rules, including State Board of Education (SBOE) rules. This item presents the review of 19 TAC Chapter 101, Assessment, Subchapter A, General Provisions, Subchapter B, Implementation of Assessments, and Subchapter C, Local Option. The rules being reviewed address the development and administration of tests, voluntary assessment of private school students, the schedule for the release of tests, and administration and reporting of group-administered achievement tests. The statutory authority for the rule review is Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapters A-C, is Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0211, and Chapter 39, Subchapter B.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
3. Recommendations Regarding Renewal of Instructional Materials Contracts
This item recommends renewal of instructional materials contracts that expire on August 31, 2017. This action is recommended to ensure that these materials remain available for distribution to school districts until replacements become available. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.026.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
4. Proposed Approval of Innovative Courses
This item recommends approval of innovative courses that do not fall within any of the subject areas of the foundation or enrichment curriculum. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§28.002(f).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
5. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 114, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English, Subchapter C, High School, §114.53, Advanced Language for Career Applications
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 114, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English, Subchapter C, High School, §114.53, Advanced Language for Career Applications. The proposed new rule would implement House Bill (HB) 1431, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, which requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to develop an advanced languages other than English (LOTE) course that prepares students to communicate in a language other than English in a specific professional, business, or industry environment. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(t).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization 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 for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(c) and (w).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
7. Consideration of Petitions for Adoption of Rule Concerning 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, Subchapter J, Human Services, §130.283, Cosmetology I (Two Credits), Adopted 2015, and §130.284, Cosmetology II (Two Credits), Adopted 2015
Petitions to amend 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, Subchapter J, Human Services, §130.283, Cosmetology I (Two Credits), Adopted 2015, and §130.284, Cosmetology II (Two Credits), Adopted 2015, have been received from Ms. Renda Songer, Ms. Teresa Sayen, Ms. Kristi A. Foret, and Ms. Sharnnetta Goins. The petitions request that the rules be changed to modify the amount of credit awarded for the Cosmetology I and II courses that are scheduled to be implemented in the 2017-2018 school year with the revisions to the career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This item provides the opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to consider the petition. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Government Code, §2001.021; 19 TAC §30.1; and Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002 and §28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
8. Discussion of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for International Baccalaureate Courses
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss the addition of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for additional International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION