THURSDAY
July 21, 2016

9 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES - Room 1-111
Members: Marty Rowley, Chair; Martha M. Dominguez, Vice Chair; Donna Bahorich; Erika Beltran; Ruben Cortez, Jr. 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 online.

1. Recommendation for Appointment to the Lackland Independent School District Board of Trustees

This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of one appointment to the board of trustees of the Lackland Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the vacancy of term of office for one board member. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, and 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §61.2.

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2. Review of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter C, Assessment of Educators 

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would amend 19 TAC Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter C, Assessment of Educators. The proposed amendment to 19 TAC §230.21 would implement the requirement from the 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to enforce a limit of five attempts on any certification examination, unless the SBEC approves an additional attempt based on an individual's demonstration of good cause. The proposed amendment to 19 TAC §230.21 would also implement a clarification from the 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, that the commissioner of education approves the satisfactory level of performance required for certification examinations. The proposed amendment to 19 TAC §230.25 would align terminology with current SBEC rules. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 230, Subchapter C, is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.031; 21.041(a), (b)(1), (4), (7), and (8), and (c); 21.045(a)(1), as amended by House Bill (HB) 2205, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; 21.048, as amended by HB 2205, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; and the Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §54.003.

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3. Review of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 232, General Certification Provisions 

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would revise 19 TAC Chapter 232, General Certification Provisions. The proposed amendments to 19 TAC §§232.7, 232.9, 232.11, 232.13, 232.15, 232.17, 232.19, 232.21, and 232.23 and the proposed repeal of 19 TAC §232.27 would implement the requirement from the 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to allow educators to receive credit for completion of an instructional course on the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and would further clarify certificate renewal and continuing professional education (CPE) requirements. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 232, Subchapter A, is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.003(a), 21.0031(f), 21.031, 21.041(b)(1)-(4) and (7)-(9), 21.054; 21.0541, as added by Senate Bill (SB) 382, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; and the Texas Occupations Code (TOC), §55.002, as amended by SB 1307, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; and §55.003, as amended by SB 1307, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.

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4. Review of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 234, Military Service Members, Military Spouses, and Military Veterans 

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would establish new 19 TAC Chapter 234, Military Service Members, Military Spouses, and Military Veterans. The proposed new chapter would address recent legislation, consolidate rules specific to the military community into one chapter, and streamline future military-related rulemaking opportunities. The statutory authority for proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 234 is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.041(b)(2) and (4); 21.044(a); and 21.054, as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 1296, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; and Texas Occupations Code, §§55.001-55.003, 55.005, and 55.006, as amended by SB 1307, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; 55.004, as amended by SB 1307 and House Bill (HB) 3742, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; 55.007; 55.008, as amended by SB 1296 and SB 1307, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015; and 55.009, as added by SB 807 and SB 1307, 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2015.

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5. Review of Proposed Repeal of and New 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate 

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would repeal and establish new 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate. The proposed rule actions would update the standards required for principal certification, including those standards taught by principal preparation programs and tested on the state certification examination. Proposed new 19 TAC §241.15 would update the principal standards to align with the commissioner of education's principal appraisal standards. The statutory authority for 19 TAC §241.15 is the Texas Education Code, §§21.003(a), 21.041(b)(4), and 21.046(b)-(d).

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6. Review of the Commissioner of Education’s Generation 21 Charter Proposals 

This item provides the committee and board an opportunity to review the commissioner’s list of proposed Subchapter D Open-Enrollment Charter Schools scheduled to open in school year 2017-2018. If awarded, the charters will have an initial five-year term with a July 31, 2022 contract end date. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.

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