THURSDAY
June 13, 2019

9 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES – ROOM 1-111

Members: Barbara Cargill, chair; Marisa B. Perez-Diaz, vice chair; Ruben Cortez, Jr; Keven Ellis; Matt Robinson. 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 online.

1. Recommendation for Appointment to the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees

This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of one appointment to the board of trustees of the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the expiration of the 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.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT

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

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

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT

3. Recommendation for Appointment to the Randolph Field Independent School District Board of Trustees

This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of one appointment to the board of trustees of the Randolph Field Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the expiration of the 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.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT

4. Review of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 235, Classroom Teacher Certification Standards, Subchapter F, Supplemental Certificate Standards

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would propose new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 235, Classroom Teacher Certification Standards, Subchapter F, Supplemental Certificate Standards. The proposed new rule would specify the certification standards for the English as a Second Language (ESL) Supplemental Certificate. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.003(a), 21.031, 21.040(4), and 21.041(b)(1), (2), and (4).

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

5. Review of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 241, Certification as Principal, Subchapter B, Principal Certificate, §241.41, General Provisions

This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule action that would propose an amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 241, Certification as Principal, Subchapter B, Principal Certificate, §241.41, General Provisions. The proposed amendment would provide a deadline for candidates to qualify and apply for the current principal certification and to take the corresponding certification examination, after which time the Principal as Instructional Leader certificate will become the only principal certification available to candidates. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.003(a), 21.040(4), 21.041(b)(1)-(4), 21.046(b)-(d), and 21.054(a), (e), and (e-2), as amended by Senate Bills (SBs) 7, 179, and 1839, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017. Attachment.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

6. Proposed Amendment 19 TAC Chapter 157, Hearings and Appeals, Subchapter D, Independent Hearing Examiners, §157.41, Certification Criteria for Independent Hearing Examiners
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)

This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 157, Hearings and Appeals, Subchapter D, Independent Hearing Examiners, §157.41, Certification Criteria for Independent Hearing Examiners. The proposed amendment would allow the commissioner of education to take action against the certificate of independent hearing examiner if it is determined that the law firm with which the independent hearing examiner is associated, during the time the independent hearing examiner has been certified, meets specified criteria. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.252.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION

7. Consideration of the Commissioner of Education’s Generation 24 Open-Enrollment Charter School Proposals

This item provides the committee an opportunity to consider the commissioner’s list of proposed Subchapter D Open-Enrollment Charter Schools scheduled to open in school year 2020-2021. If awarded, the charters will have an initial five-year term with a July 31, 2025 contract end date. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION