Source: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=4362&ekfxmen_noscript=1&ekfxmensel=e9f6cb525_620_628
Timestamp: 2013-05-23 03:49:28
Document Index: 634002810

Matched Legal Cases: ['§28', '§7', '§28', '§7', '§7', '§551']

Texas Education Agency - 09 May 21 Full Board
09 May 21 Full Board
THURSDAY May 21, 2009 9 a.m.COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD - Room 1-104 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 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3958. 1. Commissioner's Comments Regarding the SBOE Agenda and Legislative ActivityThis item provides an opportunity for the board to be briefed on current agenda items and legislative activities, including but not limited to, bills impacting the duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Education and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION SBOE - NO ACTION2. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Orientation, Subchapter A, Middle School, and Subchapter B, High School (First Reading and Filing Authorization)This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Orientation, Subchapter A, Middle School, and Subchapter B, High School, and recommends an implementation date of the 2010-2011 school year for the revised career development Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The proposal would revise the TEKS based on recommendations of the career and technical education (CTE) review panel, in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0022. Statutory authority for this action is TEC, §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.0022, and 28.025.COMMITTEE - ACTIONSBOE - ACTION3. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education (First Reading and Filing Authorization) This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, and recommends an implementation date of the 2010-2011 school year for the revised career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The proposal would revise the TEKS based on recommendations of the CTE review panel, in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0022. Statutory authority for this action is TEC, §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.0022, and 28.025.COMMITTEE - ACTIONSBOE - ACTION4. Update on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) ReviewThis item provides the opportunity for staff to present an update on the review of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for the committee to provide guidance regarding the TEKS review process. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.COMMITTEE - ACTIONSBOE - ACTION5. Ethics TrainingThis item will provide State Board of Education (SBOE) members with a discussion of the ethics statutes and rules that apply to SBOE members. In particular, some advanced questions will be addressed.COMMITTEE - DISCUSSIONSBOE - NO ACTION6. Discussion of Pending LitigationThe State Board of Education will enter executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, §551.071(1)(A), to discuss pending litigation with the general counsel, legal staff, and if necessary, attorney(s) from the Attorney General's Office as listed in the agenda. The Committee of the Full Board will meet in Room 1-103 to discuss this item.COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION SBOE - NO ACTIONNOTE: The chair may permit the board to take up and discuss any of the discussion items on a committee agenda, including hearing any invited presentations to a committee, based upon a recommendation from the committee or inability of the committee to complete its agenda on a preceding day. If, during the course of the State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting or any committee meeting of the SBOE, discussion of any item on the agenda may be held in a closed meeting, the SBOE or committee of the SBOE may conduct a closed meeting in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. Page last modified on 4/25/2010.