Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 2
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) is a compilation of all Texas state agency rules published by the Office of the Secretary of State. The TAC is divided into titles and parts to represent subject categories and related state agencies. The State Board of Education (SBOE) and commissioner of education rules listed below are codified in the TAC under Title 19, Education, Part 2, Texas Education Agency. The Office of the Secretary of State keeps a searchable database of TAC rules.
The SBOE and commissioner may adopt new rules or amendments to or repeals of existing rules under authority granted by the Texas Legislature or federal law and according to the SBOE rulemaking process or the commissioner rulemaking process. Rules that are in the rulemaking process are published in the Texas Register and can be found on the SBOE rules home page and the commissioner rules home page.
The index below contains SBOE and commissioner rules that are currently in effect. Click on a chapter title to go to a listing of all rules contained in the chapter and PDF versions of each subchapter.
Chapter 30. Administration
Subchapter A. State Board of Education: General Provisions
Subchapter B. State Board of Education: Purchasing and Contracts
Subchapter AA. Commissioner of Education: General Provisions
Subchapter BB. Commissioner of Education: Purchasing and Contracts
Chapter 33. Statement of Investment Objectives, Policies, and Guidelines of the Texas Permanent School Fund
Subchapter A. State Board of Education Rules
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules
Chapter 53. Regional Education Service Centers
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules
Chapter 61. School Districts
Subchapter A. Board of Trustees Relationship
Subchapter B. Special Purpose School Districts
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules on School Finance
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Requirements
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning School Facilities
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect, Including Trafficking of a Child
Subchapter FF. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Veterans and Military Dependents
Subchapter GG. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Counseling Public School Students
Subchapter HH. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Classroom Supply Reimbursement Program
Subchapter JJ. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Automatic College Admission
Subchapter KK. Commissioner's Rules on County Boards of Education
Chapter 62. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Options for Local Revenue Levels in Excess of Entitlement
Chapter 66. State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. State Adoption of Instructional Materials
Subchapter C. Local Operations
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Commissioner's List of Electronic Instructional Materials
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning State-Developed Open-Source Instructional Materials
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment
Subchapter DD. Instructional Materials Portal
Chapter 70. Technology-Based Instruction
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)
Chapter 74. Curriculum Requirements
Subchapter A. Required Curriculum
Subchapter B. Graduation Requirements
Subchapter C. Other Provisions
Subchapter F. Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2007-2008
Subchapter G. Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2012-2013
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules on College and Career Readiness
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning High School Graduation
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Reading Practices
Chapter 75. Curriculum
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Driver Education Standards of Operation for Public Schools, Education Service Centers, and Colleges or Universities
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Provisions for Career and Technical Education
Chapter 76. Extracurricular Activities
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules
Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Populations
Subchapter A. Gifted/Talented Education
Subchapter C. Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency
Subchapter D. Special Education Services and Settings
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Special Education Services
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating English Learners
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning High School Equivalency Programs
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Communities In Schools Program
Subchapter FF. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Transition Assistance for Highly Mobile Students Who Are Homeless or in Substitute Care
Subchapter GG. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Dropout Prevention Strategies
Subchapter HH. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Education in a Juvenile Residential Facility
Chapter 97. Planning and Accountability
Subchapter AA. Accountability and Performance Monitoring
Subchapter BB. Memoranda of Understanding
Subchapter EE. Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions
Subchapter FF. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Job Corps Diploma Program
Chapter 100. Charters
Subchapter A. Open-Enrollment Charter Schools
Subchapter B. Home-Rule School District Charters
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Open-Enrollment Charter Schools
Chapter 101. Assessment
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Implementation of Assessments
Subchapter C. Local Option
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Participation of English Language Learners in State Assessments
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Implementation of the Academic Content Areas Testing Program
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Substitute Assessments for Graduation
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Statewide Testing Calendar and UIL Participation
Subchapter FF. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Diagnostic Assessment
Chapter 102. Educational Programs
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Early Childhood Education Programs
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Master Teacher Grant Programs
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Coordinated Health Programs
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Program Grant
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Pilot Programs
Subchapter FF. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Award Programs
Subchapter GG. Commissioner's Rules Concerning College and Career Readiness School Models
Subchapter HH. Commissioner's Rules Concerning the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies
Subchapter II. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Texas High Performance Schools Consortium
Subchapter JJ. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Innovation District
Subchapter KK. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Compliance Investigations in Connection with State-Funded Education Program Grants
Subchapter LL. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Innovative Instructional Programs
Subchapter MM. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Supplemental Special Education Services Program
Chapter 103. Health and Safety
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Physical Fitness
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning General Provisions for Health and Safety
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Safe Schools
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Video Surveillance of Certain Special Education Settings
Chapter 104. Accelerated Instruction
Chapter 105. Foundation School Program
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Optional Extended Year Program
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Charter School Funding
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Severance Payments
Chapter 109. Budgeting, Accounting, and Auditing
Subchapter A. Budgeting, Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing for School Districts
Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency Audit Functions
Subchapter C. Adoptions by Reference
Subchapter D. Uniform Bank Bid or Request for Proposal and Depository Contract
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Financial Accountability
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Financial Exigency
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Subchapter DD. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Fiscal Peer Groups
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Financial Accounting Guidelines
Chapter 110. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Subchapter D. Other High School English Language Arts and Reading Courses
Chapter 111. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Subchapter D. Other High School Mathematics Courses
Chapter 112. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Subchapter D. Other Science Courses
Chapter 113. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Subchapter D. Other Social Studies Courses
Chapter 114. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Subchapter D. Other Languages Other Than English Courses
Chapter 115. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Chapter 116. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Chapter 117. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Chapter 120. Other Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Subchapter A. Character Traits
Chapter 126. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Chapter 127. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development and Career and Technical Education
Subchapter A. Middle School
Subchapter B. High School
Subchapter G. Education and Training
Subchapter I. Health Science
Subchapter J. Hospitality and Tourism
Subchapter M. Law and Public Service
Subchapter O. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Chapter 128. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Spanish Language Arts and Reading and English as a Second Language
Subchapter A. Elementary
Subchapter B. Middle School
Subchapter C. High School
Chapter 129. Student Attendance
Subchapter A. Student Attendance Allowed
Subchapter B. Student Attendance Accounting
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Truancy
Chapter 130. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education
Subchapter A. Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Subchapter B. Architecture and Construction
Subchapter C. Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
Subchapter D. Business Management and Administration
Subchapter E. Education and Training
Subchapter F. Finance
Subchapter J. Human Services
Subchapter K. Information Technology
Subchapter M. Manufacturing
Subchapter N. Marketing
Subchapter P. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Subchapter Q. Energy
Chapter 149. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Standards
Subchapter AA. Teacher Standards
Subchapter BB. Administrator Standards
Chapter 150. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Appraisal
Subchapter AA. Teacher Appraisal
Subchapter BB. Administrator Appraisal
Subchapter CC. Superintendent Appraisal
Chapter 151. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Passing Standards for Educator Certification Examinations
Chapter 152. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Examination Requirements
Chapter 153. School District Personnel
Subchapter AA. Commissioner's Rules Concerning School District Personnel Duties and Benefits
Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Professional Development
Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service
Subchapter DD. Criminal History Record Information Review
Subchapter EE. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Registry of Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools
Chapter 157. Hearings and Appeals
Subchapter A. General Provisions for Hearings Before the State Board of Education
Subchapter D. Independent Hearing Examiners
Subchapter AA. General Provisions for Hearings Before the Commissioner of Education
Subchapter BB. Specific Appeals to the Commissioner
Subchapter CC. Hearings of Appeals Arising Under Federal Law and Regulations
Subchapter DD. Hearings Conducted by Independent Hearing Examiners
Subchapter EE. Informal Review, Hearing Following Investigation, and Review by State Office of Administrative Hearings
Chapter 161. Commissioner's Rules Concerning Advisory Committees
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