September 1, 2020 Committee of the Full Board
TUESDAY
September 1, 2020
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD (Virtual Meeting)
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. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter B, Special Purpose School Districts, §61.101, Applicability of State Law for Special Purpose School Districts
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter B, Special Purpose School Districts, §61.101, Applicability of State Law for Special Purpose School Districts. The proposed new rule would identify provisions of the Texas Education Code (TEC) that are not applicable to the special purpose school districts operated by Texas Tech University (TTU) and The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.351.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
2. Approval of Proclamation 2022 Questions and Answers
Proclamation 2022, issued by the State Board of Education (SBOE) in April 2020, calls for health education instructional materials and teachers-edition physical education instructional materials. Publishers and other stakeholders were given an opportunity to ask questions at a Proclamation 2022 introduction meeting held in March 2020 and encouraged to submit additional questions through email. Questions from publishers were added to existing questions common to all proclamations, and the resulting question and answer document for Proclamation 2022 is presented for SBOE approval. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Discussion of Transition to Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments
House Bill 3906, passed by the 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in consultation with the State Board of Education (SBOE), to develop a transition plan to administer all state assessments electronically beginning not later than the 2022-2023 school year. This item provides the opportunity for staff to present an update on and for the SBOE to discuss the development of the transition plan. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.02341.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
4. Discussion of Pending Litigation
The State Board of Education may enter executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, §551.071(1)(A), to discuss pending and contemplated litigation with the general counsel, legal staff, and, if necessary, attorney(s) from the Attorney General's Office. The Committee of the Full Board will meet virtually to discuss this item.
Cases to be discussed may include:
Tribune Company, No. 08-13141; The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company v. Fitzsimmons, Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (Bankr. D. Del);
Deutsche Bank v Bank of America, No. 3:11-CV-01175-F (N. D. Tex., Dallas Div.) and Deutsche Bank v. Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas, No. 3:11-CV-1167-F; (N. D. Tex. Dallas Div.) CONSOLIDATED in: In re: Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation; No. 11-MD-2296 Consolidated Multidistrict Action (S.D.N.Y.); and
any other litigation arising after the date of posting or reasonably contemplated as of the date of the board meeting.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION