November 19, 2024 Committee of the Full Board Item 4
Report from the Commissioner of Education Regarding Proclamation 2024 Confirmation of Changes
November 22, 2024
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to receive the final report from the Commissioner of Education on the findings of the Proclamation 2024 confirmation of changes from the Proclamation 2024 Report of Required Corrections, Report of Editorial Changes, and Report of New Content and consider action for any publisher that did not make the required changes. The SBOE may also consider any and all concerns with the instructional materials and may take any action the board considers appropriate as a result of such consideration.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022 and §31.151.
TEC, §31.022 requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the agency under TEC, §31.023. The SBOE is required to determine that the material is free from factual error and suitable for the subject and grade level for which the material is designed.
TEC, §31.151(a), defines the duties of publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials, including (a)(4) publisher duty to guarantee that each copy of instructional material sold in this state is at least equal in quality to copies of that instructional material sold elsewhere in the United States and is free from factual error and (10) requiring publishers to comply with all other standard terms and conditions adopted by the State Board of Education for use in contracts for the procurement of instructional materials under Subsection (a-1).
TEC, §31.151(b), authorizes the SBOE to impose a reasonable administrative penalty against a publisher who knowingly violates subsection (a).
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The board adopted products under Proclamation 2024 in November 2023.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: As a condition of adoption, publishers of materials adopted by the SBOE under Proclamation 2024 are required to make corrections listed in the Proclamation 2024 Report of Required Corrections, the Report of New Content, and the Report of Editorial Changes.
Staff Member Responsible:
Amie Phillips, Director, Instructional Materials Review and Approval, District Operations, Technology & Sustainability Supports
Attachment I:
Proclamation 2024 Confirmation of Changes Report
Attachment II:
Proclamation 2024 Report of Unconfirmed Required Corrections and Editorial Changes