June 2018 Committee on School Initiatives

THURSDAY
June 14, 2018

9 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES - Room 1-111
Members: Barbara Cargill, chair; Marisa B. Perez-Diaz, vice chair; Ruben Cortez, Jr;
Keven Ellis; Marty Rowley. 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. Adoption of Review of 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship
(Adoption of Review)

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 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship. The rules being reviewed specify requirements for continuing education for school board trustees and nominating trustees for military reservation school districts and Boys Ranch Independent School District (ISD). The statutory authority for the rule review is Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 61, Subchapter A, is Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.159 and §11.352.

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT

2. Review of the Commissioner of Education’s Generation 23 Charter Proposals

This item provides the committee and board an opportunity to review and take action or no action on the commissioner’s list of proposed Subchapter D Open-Enrollment Charter Schools scheduled to open in school year 2019-2020. If awarded, the charters will have an initial five-year term with a July 31, 2024 contract end date. The statutory authority is Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION

3. Development of a Long-Range Plan for Public Education

This item provides the committee and board with the opportunity to consider vision statements and recommendations proposed by the Long-Range Plan for Public Education Steering Committee. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(1).

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION