June 2024 Committee on School Initiatives
THURSDAY
June 27, 2024
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES – Room 1-111
Members: Will Hickman, chair; LJ Francis, vice chair; Rebecca Bell-Metereau; Staci Childs; and Julie Pickren. 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. Open-Enrollment Charter School Generation 30 Application Updates
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive updates regarding the Generation 30 Open-Enrollment Charter Application cycle. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
2. Discussion of the State Board of Education’s Oversight of Special-Purpose School Districts
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss the State Board of Education's (SBOE's) oversight of special-purpose school districts. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.351 and §11.352.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider one reappointment and one appointment to the board of trustees of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (ISD). The appointments are necessary due to the expiration of the terms of office of two board members. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
4. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship, §61.2, Nomination of Trustees for Military Reservation School Districts and Boys Ranch Independent School District
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship, §61.2, Nomination of Trustees for Military Reservation School Districts and Boys Ranch Independent School District. The proposed amendment would reflect changes made by House Bill (HB) 4210, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, to the State Board of Education's (SBOE's) process for appointing trustees for military reservation districts and add a definition for the term "commanding officer." No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, as amended by HB 4210, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
5. Discussion of Ongoing State Board for Educator Certification Activities
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive updates on current and upcoming State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) activities and proposed SBEC rules and amendments. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.031, 21.035, 21.041, and 21.042.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would adopt the proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 227, Provisions for Educator Preparation Candidates. The proposed amendments would make conforming changes to the Chapter 227 rules given the adopted updates to Chapter 228, Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs, and Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification. The proposed changes would also update the Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT) figure to include the adopted new certificates and aligned PACT exams as well as adopted cut scores. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 227, Subchapter A, §§227.1, 227.5, and 227.10, is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.031; 21.041(b)(1) and (4); 21.044(a) and (g)(2) and (3); 21.0441; 21.0489(c); 21.049(a); 21.050(a); and Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §§53.151, 53.152, and 53.153. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 227, Subchapter B, §227.103, is the TOC, §53.105.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION