January 2020 Committee on Instruction Item 7
Discussion of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum
January 30, 2020
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum. The proposed amendments would update the rules to align with recent legislation and changes to the technology applications and career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a), as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 11, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, and House Bill (HB) 18, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
TEC, §7.102(c)(4), requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish curriculum and graduation requirements.
TEC, §28.002(a), as amended by SB 11 and HB 18, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, identifies the subjects of the required curriculum.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.
FUTURE ACTION EXPECTED: At the direction of the committee, the proposed amendments to 19 TAC §74.1 and §74.3 will be presented for first reading and filing authorization at a future meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, passed HB 963, which required the SBOE no later than March 1, 2020, to amend its rules in order to consolidate the TEKS for high school for technology application courses with the TEKS for CTE courses and to eliminate duplicative courses. A discussion item regarding proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 126, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications, and Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, was presented to the Committee of the Full Board at the November 2019 SBOE meeting. With the update to the courses for technology applications and the addition of a new CTE career cluster in energy, the SBOE will need to align the courses that districts and charter schools are required to make available to students.
Additionally, SB 11, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, and HB 18, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, amended the required curriculum in TEC, §28.002, to add suicide prevention to the topics included in health education. The statutory changes also clarify that health education must include physical health, including the importance of proper nutrition and exercise, and mental health, including instruction about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making.
The attachment to this item reflects the text of proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum, to align the required secondary curriculum with the changes to the technology applications and CTE TEKS and to reflect recent legislation.
Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner, Standards and Support Services
Shelly Ramos, Senior Director, Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Attachment: Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum