TITLE 19. EDUCATION
PART 2. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 55. DATA GOVERNANCE AND REPORTING THROUGH AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM
19 TAC §55.1001The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts new §55.1001, concerning Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data and reporting standards. The new section is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 21, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2017) and will not be republished. The new section relocates existing standards from 19 TAC §61.1025 with no changes to the content of the rule.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: New §55.1001 moves existing language from 19 TAC §61.1025, which relates to PEIMS data and reporting standards. The relocation is necessary due to a comprehensive reorganization of 19 TAC Chapter 61. No changes from the existing rule were proposed.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began March 21, 2025, and ended April 21, 2025. No public comments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The new section is adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.008, which establishes the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), a system school districts shall use to report information to the agency; and TEC, §48.009, which specifies certain required reporting by school districts through PEIMS.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The new section implements Texas Education Code, §48.008 and §48.009.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 19, 2025.
TRD-202501715
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: June 8, 2025
Proposal publication date: March 21, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
CHAPTER 61. SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts the repeal of §61.1025, concerning Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data and reporting standards. The repeal is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 21, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2019) and will not be republished. The repeal relocates the existing standards to new 19 TAC §55.1001 with no changes to the content of the rule.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: Section 61.1025 outlines data and reporting standards for PEIMS. The repeal of §61.1025 moves the existing language to new §55.1001. The relocation is necessary due to a comprehensive reorganization of 19 TAC Chapter 61.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began March 21, 2025, and ended April 21, 2025. No public comments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The repeal is adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.008, which establishes the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), a system school districts shall use to report information to the agency; and TEC, §48.009, which specifies certain required reporting by school districts through PEIMS.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The repeal implements Texas Education Code, §48.008 and §48.009.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 19, 2025.
TRD-202501716
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: June 8, 2025
Proposal publication date: March 21, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
CHAPTER 66. STATE ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts the repeal of §66.1307, concerning the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment. The repeal is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 7, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 1750) and will not be republished. The adopted repeal moves the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment rule to adopted new 19 TAC §67.1001.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: House Bill 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, significantly revised Texas Education Code, Chapter 31, related to instructional materials. The adopted repeal of §66.1307 removes provisions related to the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment that are being replaced by adopted new 19 TAC §67.1001. Adopted new §67.1001 clarifies the allowable uses of funds in alignment with HB 1605.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began March 7, 2025, and ended April 7, 2025. Following is a summary of the public comment received and the agency response.
Comment: An individual commented that teachers are burdened with excessive duties while being stripped of their authority and that administrations should let them focus on teaching and treat them as professionals. The commenter also stated that teachers should have budgets for classroom supplies and support for creating lesson plans, alongside fair compensation and minimized state testing pressures. The commenter suggested that restoring discipline, providing assistants, and addressing workload challenges are key steps to ensuring teachers are respected, supported, and empowered in their roles.
Response: This comment is outside the scope of the proposed rulemaking.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The repeal is adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.0211, as amended by House Bill (HB) 1605 and HB 4595, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which permits the commissioner to adopt rules regarding the instructional materials and technology allotment, including the amount of the per-student allotment, the authorization of juvenile justice alternative education program allotments, allowed expenditures, required priorities, and adjustments to the number of students for which a district's allotment is calculated; TEC, §31.0212, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which addresses the documentation required for requisitions and disbursements to be approved, districts' online instructional materials ordering system accounts, and school district submission to the commissioner of the title and publication information for any materials the districts purchase with their allotments; TEC, §31.0214, as transferred and amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which permits the commissioner to establish procedures to adjust the instructional materials and technology allotment of school districts experiencing high enrollment growth; TEC, §31.0215, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which addresses allotment purchases, including announcing to districts the amount of their allotments and delayed payment options; TEC, §31.029, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules regarding instructional materials for use in bilingual education classes; TEC, §31.031, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules regarding the purchase of college preparatory instructional materials with the allotment; TEC, §31.076, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which permits the commissioner to adopt rules necessary to implement TEC, Chapter 31, Subchapter B-1, and states that a decision made by the commissioner under the subchapter is final and may not be appealed; and TEC, §31.104, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules that include criteria for determining whether instructional materials and technological equipment are returned in an acceptable condition.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The repeal implements Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.0211, as amended by House Bill (HB) 1605 and HB 4595, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0212, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0214, as transferred and amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0215, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.029; §31.031; §31.076, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; and §31.104.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 19, 2025.
TRD-202501717
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: June 8, 2025
Proposal publication date: March 7, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
CHAPTER 67. STATE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts new §§67.1001, 67.1003, and 67.1004, concerning the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment. The new sections are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 7, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 1751) and will not be republished. The adopted new rules establish the requirements for the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment and establish guidance regarding the use of the additional state aid for state-approved instructional materials and open education resource instructional materials.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: Adopted new §67.1001, Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment, clarifies the allowable uses of funds for the Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment that previously existed in 19 TAC §66.1307. This section also clarifies the commissioner's authority to set the allotment amounts for each school district and open-enrollment charter school and special school districts.
House Bill 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, established two new entitlements from the Foundation School Program. The bill also established requirements in Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 48, for the access to the funding.
Adopted new §67.1003, Additional State Aid for State-Approved Instructional Materials, clarifies the allowable uses of funds for the entitlement in TEC, §48.307, pertaining to additional state aid for state-approved instructional materials.
Adopted new §67.1004, Additional State Aid for Open Education Resource Instructional Materials, clarifies the allowable uses of funds for the entitlement in TEC, §48.308, pertaining to additional state aid for open education resource instructional materials.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began March 7, 2025, and ended April 7, 2025. No public comments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The new sections are adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003(b), as added by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules consistent with TEC, Chapter 31, as necessary to implement a provision of the chapter that the commissioner or the agency is responsible for implementing; TEC, §31.0211, as amended by HB 1605 and HB 4595, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which permits the commissioner to adopt rules regarding the instructional materials and technology allotment, including the amount of the per-student allotment, the authorization of juvenile justice alternative education program allotments, allowed expenditures, required priorities, and adjustments to the number of students for which a district's allotment is calculated; TEC, §31.0212, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which addresses the documentation required for requisitions and disbursements to be approved, districts' online instructional materials ordering system accounts, and school district submissions to the commissioner of the title and publication information for any materials the districts purchase with their allotments; TEC, §31.0215, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which addresses allotment purchases, including announcing to districts the amount of their allotments and delayed payment options; TEC, §31.029, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules regarding instructional materials for use in bilingual education classes; TEC, §31.031, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules regarding the purchase of college preparatory instructional materials with the allotment; TEC, §31.071, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which addresses state-developed open-source instructional materials; TEC, §31.076, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, which permits the commissioner to adopt rules necessary to implement TEC, Chapter 31, Subchapter B-1, and states that a decision made by the commissioner under the subchapter is final and may not be appealed; TEC, §31.104, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules that include criteria for determining whether instructional materials and technological equipment are returned in an acceptable condition; and TEC, §48.004, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules, act, and require reports consistent with Chapter 48 as necessary to implement and administer the Foundation School Program.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The new sections implement Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003(b), as added by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0211, as amended by HB 1605 and HB 4595, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0212, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.0215, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.029; §31.031; §31.071, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.076, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; §31.104, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023; and §48.004.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 19, 2025.
TRD-202501718
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: June 8, 2025
Proposal publication date: March 7, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497