November 18, 2025 Committee of the Full Board
Tuesday
November 18, 2025
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 2.034 (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. Consideration of Instructional Materials Offered for Approval Under IMRA Cycle 2025
The agency issued the Request for Instructional Materials (RFIM) in December 2025, calling for instructional materials for full-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–6 English and Spanish mathematics; 7–12 English mathematics; K–6 English and Spanish language arts and reading (ELAR and SLAR); partial-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–3 English and Spanish phonics; and supplemental materials for K–6 English and Spanish mathematics and 7–12 English mathematics. All materials submitted in response to RFIM 2025 were reviewed for standards alignment, factual errors, quality and suitability in summer 2025. This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to receive the final report from the commissioner of education on materials under consideration for Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025 and vote to take action on instructional materials as outlined in Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022, and §31.023. TEC, §31.022, requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under TEC, §31.023. TEC, §31.023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
2. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.27, IMRA Reviewers: Eligibility and Appointment
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 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. The proposed amendment would update the requirements for suitability reviewers and the process for the appointment and selection of suitability reviewers. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§31.003(a), 31.022, and 31.023. TEC, §31.003(a), permits the State Board of Education (SBOE) to adopt rules for the adoption, requisition, distribution, care, use, and disposal of instructional materials. TEC, §31.022, requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under TEC, §31.023. TEC, §31.023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
3. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter B, High School, and Subchapter N, Law and Public Service
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter B, High School, §127.16, and Subchapter N, Law and Public Service, §§127.752, 127.753, 127.756, and 127.757. The proposed new rules would add new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) developed by subject matter experts convened by the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) and Collin College that are needed for completion of career and technical education programs of study. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC),§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a), (c), (n), and (o); and 28.025(a) and (b-17).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
4. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education; Subchapter F, Business, Marketing, and Finance; Subchapter J, Health Science; Subchapter O, Manufacturing
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter F, Business, Marketing, and Finance; Subchapter J, Health Science; and Subchapter O, Manufacturing. The proposed new rules would add new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) developed by subject matter experts convened by the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) and Educational Service Center (ESC) Region 4 that are needed for completion of career and technical education (CTE) programs of study. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code, §§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a), (c), (n), and (o); and 28.025(a) and (b-17).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION