January 28, 2025 Committee of the Full Board
TUESDAY
January 28, 2025
1:00 p.m. or upon adjournment of the General Meeting
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 2.035 (Barbara Jordan Building)
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. Instructional Materials Review and Approval Cycle 2024 Update
This item provides an opportunity for staff to present to the board update of after-action review on the inaugural Instructional Materials Review Approval (IMRA) process. This will focus on the IMRA reports as well as the IMRA review and appeals processes for publishers. The board may consider any updates to their process document based on the findings of this after-action report. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022 and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.27, IMRA Reviewers: Eligibility and Appointment; §67.29, IMRA Reviewers: Training, Duties, and Conduct; §67.31, Procedures for Public Access to and Handling of IMRA Samples; §67.33, Public Comment on Instructional Materials; §67.39, Updates to Approved Instructional Materials; and §67.41, New Editions of Approved Instructional Materials, and Subchapter C, Local Operations, §67.61, Sample Copies of Instructional Materials for School Districts; and §67.63, Selection and Local Adoption of Instructional Materials by School Districts. The proposed new sections would implement House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, by defining the procedures and policies for the eligibility, appointment, training, and duties of instructional materials review and approval (IMRA) reviewers; outlining the procedures for IMRA public access and public comment; and specifying procedures for materials to be updated or revised following approval by the board. The proposed new sections would also outline the procedures for local districts to adopt instructional materials. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003(a); §31.022 and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
3. Instructional Materials Review and Approval Cycle 2025 Update
This item provides an opportunity for staff to present to the board updates on Instructional Materials Review Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025. The presentation will include a preliminary list of materials for review and an overview of the instructional materials market landscape. The board may decide to add instructional materials to the review list for IMRA Cycle 2025. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC) §31.022 and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
4. Discussion of Local Classroom Review Rubrics
This item provides the opportunity for staff to present the draft rubrics related to classroom reviews and for the board to offer feedback on these rubrics. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §26.0061, as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 and §31.0252, as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
5. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter C, Local Operations, §67.69, Local Review of Classroom Instructional Materials
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter C, Local Operations, §67.69, Local Review of Classroom Instructional Materials. The proposed new section would implement House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, by outlining the local process requirements for a parent to petition for a review of instructional materials. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §26.0061, as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.003(a); and §31.0252, as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
6. Ethics Training
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to discuss ethics statutes and rules that apply to SBOE members. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §43.0031 and 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), §33.5(b).
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION