January 2025 Committee on School Initiatives
THURSDAY
January 30, 2025
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES – Room 2.013 (Barbara Jordan Building)
Members: Will Hickman; LJ Francis; 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.
State Board of Education (SBOE) operating rules call for each committee to elect a chair from among its members. This item provides an opportunity for the Committee on School Initiatives to elect a chair at this meeting if the SBOE retains the existing committee structure. The chair may then appoint a vice chair. If the board changes the committee structure, the committee may elect a member to preside over this first meeting only. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.107(b).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – NO ACTION
2. 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
3. Recommendation for One Reappointment to the Boys Ranch Independent School District Board of Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider one reappointment to the board of trustees of Boys Ranch Independent School District (ISD). The appointment is necessary due to the expiration of the term of office of one board member. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), 11.352.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider one reappointment and one appointment to the board of trustees of Lackland Independent School District (ISD). The action is necessary because of the expiration of the term of office for two board members. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider one appointment to the board of trustees of Randolph Field Independent School District (ISD). The appointment is necessary because of the expiration of the term of office of one board member. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
6. 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
Texas Government Code, §2001.039, establishes a four-year rule review cycle for all state agency rules, including State Board of Education (SBOE) rules. This item presents the adoption of the review of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 30, Administration, Subchapter A, State Board of Education: General Provisions. Subchapter A establishes the SBOE process for petitioning the adoption of changes to SBOE rules, as required by Texas Government Code (TGC), §2001.021. The statutory authority for the rule review is Texas Government Code, (TGC), §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 30, Subchapter A, is Texas Government Code (TGC), §2001.021.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
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 228, Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs, Subchapter A, General Guidance, Subchapter D, Required Educator Coursework and Training, Subchapter E, Educator Candidate Clinical Experiences, and Subchapter F, Support for Candidates During Required Clinical Experiences. The proposed amendments would further clarify requirements and definitions as applicable to support educator preparation programs (EPPs) and candidates in the successful implementation of these rules. for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 228, Subchapters A, D, E, and F, is TEC, §§21.003(a), 21.031; 21.041(b)(1)-(4); 21.044; 21.0441; 21.0442(c); 21.0443; 21.045(a); 21.0452, 21.0453; 21.0454; 21.0455; 21.046(b) and (c); 21.048(a); 21.0485; 21.0487(c); 21.0489(c); 21.04891; 21.049(a); 21.0491; 21.050(a)-(c); and 21.051; and the Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §55.007.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – 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 234, Military Service Members, Military Spouses, and Military Veterans. The proposed amendments would add language specific to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), allowing the portability of licenses for active-duty military service members or the spouse of a military service member, and would provide technical edits to clarify existing language, alphabetize definitions, and remove duplicative language where necessary. The proposed amendments, if adopted, would expand the number of individuals eligible to become certified educators in Texas. Statutory authority for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 234 is TEC, §§21.041(b)(2) and (4); 21.044(a); 21.0444, 21.052(b-1), (c), (d-1), (f), and (i); 21.0525, 21.054; and 21.458(a-2), and Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §§55.001; 55.002; 55.003; 55.004(a)-(c); 55.004(d), 55.0041, 55.005(a), 55.006; 55.007; 55.008; 55.009; and 55.010.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION