January 28, 2025 SBOE General Meeting Item 1

Swearing-in Ceremony for Members of the State Board of Education

January 28, 2025

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION

SUMMARY: Oaths of office will be administered to the newly elected State Board of Education (SBOE) members during a ceremony.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.107(b).

TEC, §7.107(b) requires the SBOE to organize, adopt operating rules, and elect a vice chair and secretary at the first meeting after an election and qualification of new members.

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: A swearing-in ceremony for SBOE members was last held on January 31, 2023.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: SBOE members are elected from single-member districts and serve two-year terms of office. Board members for districts 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13 (unfinished term), and 15 were elected on November 5, 2024.

Staff Member Responsible:
Yolanda M. Walker, Executive Director, State Board of Education Support