September 2025 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
September 11, 2025
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION – Room 2.029 (Barbara Jordan Building)
Members: Audrey Young, chair; Evelyn Brooks, vice chair; Rebecca Bell-Metereau; Pam Little; and Gustavo Reveles. 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.
1. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter C, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, §§127.49, 127.51, and 127.52
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education, Subchapter C, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, §§127.49, 127.51, and 127.52. The proposal would make a technical adjustment to the prerequisites for §127.49, Livestock and Poultry Production, to align with the career and technical education (CTE) programs of study; update cross references; and update language relating to employability skills to reference new 19 TAC §127.15. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC),§7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(a) and (c).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
2. Discussion of Review of 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements
Texas Government Code (TGC), §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 review of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements. The rules being reviewed provide curriculum requirements for school districts, outline graduation requirements, and include other provisions that relate to curriculum requirements. The statutory authority for the rule review is Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapters A-C, F, and G, is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102, as amended by House Bill (HB) 2 and Senate Bill (SB) 568, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 25.007, as amended by SB 569, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 28.002, as amended by HB 824, SB 12, SB 24, SB 25, and SB 1207, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 28.0021; 28.0023; 28.008; 28.011; 28.012; 28.014; 28.018; 28.023; 28.025, as amended by HB 2, HB 27, SB 568, and SB 2314, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 28.0256; 28.053; 28.054; 29.907; 33.081; and 38.003, as amended by HB 2 and SB 568, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss possible amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74,27, Innovative Courses and Programs. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
4. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter A, Gifted/Talented Education, §89.1 Student Identification
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter A, Gifted/Talented Education, §89.1, Student Identification. The proposed amendment would ensure that a district's identification of gifted and talented students complies with all legal requirements and federal and state executive orders. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code §§29.122, 29.122, 29.123, 39.236, and 48.109. TEC §29.121 establishes the definition of a gifted and talented student. TEC §29.122 establishes that each school district shall adopt a process for identifying and serving gifted and talented students. TEC §29.123 establishes that the State Board of Education (SBOE) shall develop and update a state plan for the education of gifted and talented students to guide school districts. TEC §39.236 establishes criteria for the commissioner to adopt standards to evaluate school district programs for gifted and talented students. TEC §48.109 establishes criteria for utilizing gifted and talented allotment funds.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION