November 2016 Committee on Instruction
November 2016 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
November 17, 2016
9 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION - Room 1-100
Members: Sue Melton-Malone, Chair; Geraldine Miller, Vice Chair; Barbara Cargill; Tom Maynard; Marisa B. Perez. 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 registering and taking public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided at online.
1. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter C, Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency, §89.42, Official Testing Centers
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter C, Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency, §89.42, Official Testing Centers. The proposed amendment would expand the entities eligible to serve as official paper-based testing centers and define the requirements for paper-based testing centers. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.111.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
A petition to amend 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, Subchapter J, Human Services, §130.283, Cosmetology I (Two Credits), Adopted 2015, and §130.284, Cosmetology II (Two Credits), Adopted 2015, has been received from Ms. Renda Songer. The petition requests that the rules be changed to modify the amount of credit awarded for the Cosmetology I and II courses that are scheduled to be implemented in the 2017-2018 school year with the revisions to the career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This item provides the opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to consider the petition. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Government Code, §2001.021; 19 TAC §30.1; and Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002 and §28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proposed Approval of Innovative Courses
This item recommends approval of innovative courses that do not fall within any of the subject areas of the foundation or enrichment curriculum. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 115, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School. The proposed amendments would add student expectations for prescription drug awareness to the health education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 968, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(c) and (w).
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
5. Discussion of Standards Related to a Career-Oriented Languages Other Than English Course
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed standards for a career-oriented languages other than English course. House Bill (HB) 1431, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to develop an advanced languages other than English (LOTE) course that prepares students to communicate in a language other than English in a specific professional, business, or industry environment. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(t).
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION