June 2026 Committee on School Initiatives
THURSDAY
June 25, 2026
8:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES - Room 2.013 (Barbara Jordan Building)
Members: LJ Francis, chair; Julie Pickren, vice chair; Staci Childs; Tiffany Clark; and Brandon Hall. 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 an opportunity for the board to consider two reappointments and one appointment to the board of trustees of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (ISD). The reappointments are necessary due to the expiration of the terms of office of two members and the appointment is necessary because one member has retired. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
2. Open-Enrollment Charter School Generation 32 Application Updates
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive updates regarding the Generation 32 Open-Enrollment Charter Application cycle. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
3. Discussion of Ongoing State Board for Educator Certification Activities
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive information on current and upcoming State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) activities and proposed SBEC rules and amendments. The Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.031 and §21.041, authorize the SBEC to adopt rules to regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.031, 21.035, 21.041, and 21.042.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
4. Update by the Texas Education Agency Office of the Inspector General for Educator Misconduct
Inspector General Levi Fuller will provide an introduction and an update on the initiatives of the Texas Education Agency and the Office of the Inspector General, including the Educator Misconduct Reporting Dashboard and an update on the operation of Senate Bill (SB) 571. Statutory authority is Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.055(b)(2), and §7.102(b).
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would adopt the proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 247, Educators’ Code of Ethics, and Chapter 249, Disciplinary Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases. The proposed revisions would implement Senate Bill (SB) 571, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, and SB 12, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. The statutory authority for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 247 and Chapter 249 is TEC, §§21.031(a); 21.035; 21.041, as amended by House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.044(a); 21.0581; 21.060; 21.065; 21.105(a), (c), (e), and (f); 21.160(c), as amended by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; (e), (f), and (g), as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.210(c), as amended by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; (e); (f); and (g), as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 22.082; 22.0831; 22.087; and 22A.001; 22A.051(a), (c), (d), (h), and (i); 22A.052; 22A.054; 22A.055(f); 22A.151; 22A.157; 22A.201; 22A.202; 22A.203; and 22A.301, as added, redesignated, and amended by SB 571, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; Texas Government Code (TGC), §§411.090, 2001.054(c), 2001.058(e), and 2001.142(a); Texas Family Code, §261.308(d) and (e); §261.406(a) and (b), as amended by SB 571, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §§53.021(a); 53.022-53.025; 53.051; 53.052; and 56.003; and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 20 USC, §7926.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would adopt the proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 227, Provisions for Educator Preparation Candidates, Subchapter A, Admission to Educator Preparation Programs. The proposed revisions would update current requirements for candidate admission into educator preparation programs (EPPs) to align with proposed revisions to Chapter 228, Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs, and Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification. The proposed revisions would implement House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. The statutory authority for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 227, Subchapter A, is TEC, §§21.031; 21.041, including 21.041(e), as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.044(a) and (g)(2) and (3); 21.0441; 21.04422, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.0489(c); 21.049(a); 21.050(a); and Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §§53.105, 53.151, 53.152, and 53.153.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would adopt the proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 228, Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs, Subchapter A, General Guidance, Subchapter B, Approval of Educator Preparation Programs, Subchapter C, Administration and Governance of Educator Preparation Programs, Subchapter D, Required Educator Coursework and Training, Subchapter E, Educator Candidate Clinical Experiences, and Subchapter F, Support for Candidates During Required Clinical Experiences. The rules provide requirements and definitions as applicable to support educator preparation programs (EPPs) and candidates in the successful implementation of these rules. The proposed revisions would implement House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025. The statutory authority for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 228 is TEC, §§21.003(a), 21.031; 21.041(b)(1)-(4) and (e); 21.0412, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.044; 21.044(i) and (j), as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.0441; 21.0442(c); 21.04421, 21.04422, and 21.04423, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.0443, as amended by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.045(a); 21.0452, 21.0453; 21.0454; 21.0455; 21.046(b) and (c); 21.048(a); 21.0485; 21.0487(c); 21.0489(c); 21.04891; 21.049(a); 21.0491; 21.050(a)-(c); 21.051; 21.067, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; and 21.901-21.905, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; and the Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §55.007.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would adopt the proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter D, Types and Classes of Certificates Issued, Subchapter E, Educational Aide Certificate, and Subchapter H, Texas Educator Certificates Based on Certification and College Credentials from Other States or Territories of the United States. The proposed amendments would update current rule language to implement provisions from House Bill (HB) 2 and HB 1178, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, and include proposed edits previously discussed by SBEC. The statutory authority for the SBOE to review rules that the SBEC proposes to adopt is Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.042. The statutory authority for 19 TAC §230.36 and §230.37 is TEC, §§21.003(a); 21.031; 21.041; 21.0412, as added by HB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025; 21.051; 21.064; and 22.0831(c) and (f); for §230.53 and §230.55 is TEC, §21.041; and for §230.111 and §230.113 is TEC, §§21.040(4); 21.041; 21.048; 21.052(a)-(e); and 21.0521, as added by HB 1178, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
9. Approval of Revisions to Required School Safety Training for School District Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for the board to approve revisions to the curriculum of the school safety training for school district trustees established by House Bill (HB) 690, 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.159(b-1).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
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 adoption of the review of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter A, Board of Trustees Relationship, and Subchapter B, Special Purpose School Districts. The rules being reviewed relate to continuing education for school board members, nomination of trustees for military reservation school districts and Boys Ranch Independent School District, school safety training for school board members, applicability of state law for special purpose school districts, and applicability of state law to Boys Ranch Independent School District. The statutory authority for the rule review is Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 61, Subchapter A, is Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.159 and §11.352; for Subchapter B is TEC, §11.351 and §11.352.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT