REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES

Proposed Rule Reviews

Texas Education Agency

Title 19, Part 2

The State Board of Education (SBOE) proposes the review of 19 TAC Chapter 30, Administration, Subchapter A, State Board of Education: General Provisions, and Subchapter B, State Board of Education: Purchasing and Contracts, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2001.039.

As required by Texas Government Code, §2001.039, the SBOE will accept comments as to whether the reasons for adopting Chapter 30, Subchapters A and B, continue to exist.

The public comment period on the review begins December 20, 2024, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on January 21, 2025. A form for submitting public comments on the proposed rule review is available on the TEA website at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/laws-and-rules/sboe-rules-tac/state-board-of-education-rule-review. The SBOE will take registered oral and written comments on the review at the appropriate committee meeting in January 2025 in accordance with the SBOE board operating policies and procedures.

TRD-202405958

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Rulemaking

Texas Education Agency

Filed: December 11, 2024


Texas Education Agency (TEA) proposes the review of 19 TAC Chapter 30, Administration, Subchapter AA, Commissioner of Education: General Provisions, and Subchapter BB, Commissioner of Education: Purchasing and Contracts, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2001.039.

As required by Texas Government Code, §2001.039, TEA will accept comments as to whether the reasons for adopting Chapter 30, Subchapters AA and BB, continue to exist.

The public comment period on the review begins December 20, 2024, and ends January 21, 2025. A form for submitting public comments on the proposed rule review is available on the TEA website at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/laws-and-rules/commissioner-rules-tac/commissioner-of-education-rule-review.

TRD-202405959

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Rulemaking

Texas Education Agency

Filed: December 11, 2024


Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Title 22, Part 15

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy files this notice of intent to review Chapter 291, Subchapter G (§§291.120, 291.121, 291.123, 291.125, 291.127, 291.129, 291.131, 291.133), concerning Pharmacies (Services Provided by Pharmacies), pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039, regarding Agency Review of Existing Rules.

Comments regarding whether the reason for adopting the rule continues to exist, may be submitted to Eamon D. Briggs, Deputy General Counsel, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 13.100, Austin, Texas 78701-1319, FAX (512) 305-8061. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., January 28, 2025.

TRD-202405886

Daniel Carroll, Pharm.D.

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Filed: December 4, 2024


The Texas State Board of Pharmacy files this notice of intent to review Chapter 291, Subchapter H (§291.151, §291.153), concerning Pharmacies (Other Classes of Pharmacy), pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039, regarding Agency Review of Existing Rules.

Comments regarding whether the reason for adopting the rule continues to exist, may be submitted to Eamon D. Briggs, Deputy General Counsel, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 13.100, Austin, Texas 78701-1319, FAX (512) 305-8061. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., January 28, 2025.

TRD-202405887

Daniel Carroll, Pharm.D.

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Filed: December 4, 2024


The Texas State Board of Pharmacy files this notice of intent to review Chapter 297, (§§297.1 - 297.11), concerning Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technician Trainees, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039, regarding Agency Review of Existing Rules.

Comments regarding whether the reason for adopting the rule continues to exist, may be submitted to Eamon D. Briggs, Deputy General Counsel, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 13.100, Austin, Texas 78701-1319, FAX (512) 305-8061. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., January 28, 2025.

TRD-202405888

Daniel Carroll, Pharm.D.

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Filed: December 4, 2024


Adopted Rule Reviews

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Title 34, Part 1

The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts the review of Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1, Chapter 3, concerning Tax Administration, and Chapter 10, concerning Transparency. This review is being conducted in accordance with Government Code, §2001.039. The review assessed whether the reasons for adopting the chapters continue to exist.

The comptroller received no comments on the proposed review, which was published in the September 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 7935).

Relating to the review of Chapter 3, the comptroller finds that the reasons for adopting Subchapters K, X, Z BB, EE, FF, HH, KK, and LL continue to exist and readopts the sections without changes in accordance with the requirements of Government Code, §2001.039.

As a result of review of Chapter 3, the following subchapters are being amended: Subchapter A, §§3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 3.10, and 3.11; Subchapter B, §§3.17, 3.21, 3.23, 3.25, 3.27, 3.28, and 3.30; Subchapter C, §3.35 and §3.37; Subchapter F, §§3.61, 3.64, 3.66, 3.68 - 3.75, 3.78 - 3.82, 3.84 - 3.95; Subchapter G, §3.101; Subchapter H, §3.121; Subchapter I, §3.143; Subchapter J, §3.151; Subchapter O, §§3.284, 3.286, 3.288 - 3.291, 3.293 - 3.296, 3.298 - 3.301, 3.306, 3.313 - 3.316, 3.318, 3.325, 3.330, 3.331, 3.333, 3.335, 3.336, 3.340 - 3.345, 3.355, 3.357, and 3.366; Subchapter S, §3.432; Subchapter T, §3.481; Subchapter U, §3.511; Subchapter V; §§ 3.574 - 3.584, 3.586 - 3.591, 3.593 - 3.599; Subchapter W, §§3.601 - 3.611; Subchapter AA, §3.701; Subchapter CC, §3.722; Subchapter DD, §3.731 and §3.732; Subchapter GG, §§3.809 - 3.822; 3.828, 3.830, 3.832, 3.834, 3.835; Subchapter JJ, §3.1203, and §3.1207; and Subchapter MM, §3.1271. The sections will be amended in separate rulemakings in accordance with the Texas Administrative Procedure Act.

As a result of the review of Chapter 3, the comptroller will propose the repeal of Subchapter A, §3.12; Subchapter B, §3.19; Subchapter E, §3.52; Subchapter F, §3.65; Subchapter O, §3.324 and §3.329; Subchapter GG, §3.831; and Subchapter NN, §3.1281.

Relating to the review of Chapter 10, the comptroller finds that the reasons for adopting this Chapter continue to exist and readopts the sections without changes in accordance with the requirements of Government Code, §2001.039.

This concludes the review of Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1, Chapter 3 and Chapter 10.

TRD-202405898

Jenny Burleson

Director, Tax Policy

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Filed: December 6, 2024


Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Title 37, Part 11

In accordance with §2001.039, Government Code, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) has completed its review of Title 37, Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 341, Juvenile Probation Department General Standards; 345, Juvenile Justice Professional Code of Ethics for Certified Officers; 349, General Administrative Standards; 350, Investigating Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Death and Serious Incidents; and 358, Identifying, Reporting, and Investigating Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Death, and Serious Incidents. TJJD published its Notice of Intent to Review these rules in the November 1, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8751). TJJD received no public comments on the proposed rule review.

As a result of the review, TJJD finds the reasons for adopting Chapters 341, 345, 349, and 358 continue to exist but with amendments needed.

TJJD also finds the reasons for adopting Chapter 350 no longer exist and will repeal the chapter.

Amendments to Chapters 341, 345, 349, and 358 and the repeal of Chapter 350 will be proposed in a future issue of the Texas Register. This concludes TJJD's review of Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 341, 345, 349, 350, and 358.

TRD-202405931

Jana Jones

General Counsel

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Filed: December 10, 2024