June 2018 Committee of the Full Board Tuesday

TUESDAY
June 12, 2018

9 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 on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, and Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School, and Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits, Subchapter A, High School. Due to the anticipated volume of testimony during the public hearing, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002 and 28.025.

COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

2. Public Hearing on Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter C, High School, §113.50, Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent (One Credit)

A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter C, High School, §113.50, Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent (One Credit). Due to the anticipated volume of testimony during the public hearing, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4) and 28.002.

COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION