June 2026 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
June 25, 2026
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.
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss the annual audit reports submitted by Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin regarding examinations used for credit by examination. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.023.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
2. Discussion of Transferring Innovative Courses to TEKS-Based Courses
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss next steps to transfer certain career and technical education (CTE) innovative courses to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)-based course status. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a), (c), and (f); and 28.025(a).
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
3. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs. The proposed amendment would update the process for review and approval of proposed innovative courses and sunset of existing courses and would update requirements for implementation of approved innovative courses. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings, §89.62, Support of Students Enrolled in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Texas School for the Deaf
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization the proposed repeal of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings, §89.62, Support of Students Enrolled in the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Texas School for the Deaf. The proposal would repeal §89.62 as the State Board of Education's (SBOE's) statutory authority for the rule was removed by House Bill (HB) 2 and Senate Bill (SB) 568, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §30.003 and §30.004, as amended by HB 2 and SB 568, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
5. Approval of Updates and Substitutions to Approved Instructional Materials
This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to approve update and/or substitution requests received for State Board of Education (SBOE)-adopted or approved products. The updated content has been posted for public review. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT