January 28, 2019 General Meeting Item 1
Swearing-in Ceremony for Members of the State Board of Education
January 28, 2019
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: Oaths of office will be administered to the newly elected State Board of Education members during a ceremony. After the swearing-in ceremony, the State Board of Education will hold a reception in Room 1-104. No official SBOE business will be discussed during the reception.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.107(b).
TEC, §7.107(b) requires the SBOE to organize, adopt operating rules, and elect a vice chair and secretary at the first meeting after an election and qualification of new members.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: A swearing-in ceremony for State Board of Education members was last held on January 31, 2017.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: State Board of Education members are elected from single-member districts and serve four year terms of office. Board members for districts 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 and 13 were elected in November 6, 2018
Staff Members Responsible:
Debbie Ratcliffe, Executive Director, Division of State Board of Education Support
January 28, 2019
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: Oaths of office will be administered to the newly elected State Board of Education members during a ceremony. After the swearing-in ceremony, the State Board of Education will hold a reception in Room 1-104. No official SBOE business will be discussed during the reception.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.107(b).
TEC, §7.107(b) requires the SBOE to organize, adopt operating rules, and elect a vice chair and secretary at the first meeting after an election and qualification of new members.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: A swearing-in ceremony for State Board of Education members was last held on January 31, 2017.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: State Board of Education members are elected from single-member districts and serve four year terms of office. Board members for districts 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 and 13 were elected in November 6, 2018
Staff Members Responsible:
Debbie Ratcliffe, Executive Director, Division of State Board of Education Support