TEA Rule News
Proposed Rules:
Pregnancy PEIMS reporting:
Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Requirements, §61.1025, Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Data and Reporting Standards
Summary: The proposed amendment would implement changes made by House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, by incorporating an additional reporting requirement about students who withdraw from or otherwise no longer attend public school.
Publication in the Texas Register: August 21, 2020
Public Comment Period: August 21, 2020-October 5, 2020. A form for submitting public comments is available on the proposed commissioner of education rules web page.
Proposed Effective Date: December 6, 2020
Optional flexible school day program:
Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 129, Student Attendance, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules, §129.1027, Optional Flexible School Day Program
Summary: The proposed amendment would reflect statutory recodification resulting from House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, and align board meeting requirements with current practice.
Publication in the Texas Register: August 21, 2020
Public Comment Period: August 21, 2020-October 5, 2020. A form for submitting public comments is available on the proposed commissioner of education rules web page.
Proposed Effective Date: December 8, 2020
Adopted Rule:
School safety allotment:
Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules on School Finance, §61.1008, School Safety Allotment
Summary: The adopted new rule reflects changes made by Senate Bill 11, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019. The new rule was adopted without changes since published as proposed.
Effective Date: August 25, 2020