August-September 2023 Committee on Instruction

THURSDAY
August 31, 2023

9:00 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION – Room 1-100

Members: Audrey Young, chair; Evelyn Brooks, vice chair; Aicha Davis; Pam Little; and Melissa Ortega. 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 public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided in SBOE Operating Rules.

1. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC, Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)

This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs. The proposed amendment would update innovative course application and approval requirements. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

2. Update on Ethnic Studies Innovative Courses

This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss a newly approved ethnic studies innovative course, American Indian/Native Studies, and consider recommending the addition of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for a course in American Indian/Native studies. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(f).

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

3. Discussion of Adjustments to the Dyslexia Handbook to Align with Requirements of House Bill 3928

House Bill (HB) 3928, passed by the 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, requires the State Board of Education not later than June 30, 2024, to revise the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders (Dyslexia Handbook), to conform with requirements of HB 3928. This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss updates to the Dyslexia Handbook necessary to address requirements of HB 3928. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(28) and §38.003, as amended by HB 3928.

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION

4. Discussion of Library Collection Development Standards in Compliance with House Bill 900

House Bill (HB) 900, passed by the 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, requires the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), with approval by majority vote of the State Board of Education, to adopt standards for school library collection development that a school district is required to adhere to in developing or implementing the district's library collection development policies. This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss a draft of the proposed collection development standards and provide feedback to TSLAC. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.021, as amended by HB 900.

COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION