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TX Educ Code § 7.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.025. Ymca Account

Sec. 7.025.  YMCA ACCOUNT.  The YMCA account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 502.299, Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999.  The Texas Education Agency administers the account and may spend money credited to the account only to make grants to benefit the youth and government programs sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Associations located in Texas.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 869, Sec. 2(b), eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 7.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.026. Donations for Use Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Instruction

Sec. 7.026.  DONATIONS FOR USE RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) INSTRUCTION.  (a)  The agency may accept donations, including donations of equipment, for use in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction to students.  The agency:(1)  shall distribute the donations to school districts for the purpose of providing CPR instruction to students under Sections 28.0023 and 29.903; and(2)  may use a portion of the donations to the extent necessary to pay administrative expenses related to the donations.(b)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 7.025 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(11), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 7), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 7.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.027. Texas Music Foundation Account

Sec. 7.027.  TEXAS MUSIC FOUNDATION ACCOUNT.  (a)  The Texas Music Foundation account is established as a separate account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 504.639, Transportation Code.  Money in the account may be used only for the purposes of this section.(b)  The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the governor's office shall administer the account.  The agency may spend money credited to the account only to make grants to benefit music-related educational and community programs sponsored by nonprofit organizations based in this state.  An administration fee of $5 per license plate shall be retained by the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office for performance of administrative duties.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 7.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.028. Limitation on Compliance Monitoring

Sec. 7.028.  LIMITATION ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 21.006(k), 22.093(l), 22.096, 28.006, 29.001(5), 29.010(a), 33.006(h), 38.003, or 39.003, the agency may monitor compliance with requirements applicable to a process or program provided by a school district, campus, program, or school granted charters under Chapter 12, including the process described by Subchapter F, Chapter 11, or a program described by Subchapter B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Chapter 29, or Subchapter A, Chapter 37, only as necessary to ensure:(1)  compliance with federal law and regulations;(2)  financial accountability, including compliance with grant requirements;(3)  data integrity for purposes of:(A)  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS); and(B)  accountability under Chapters 39 and 39A; and(4)  qualification for funding under Chapter 48.(b)  The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school has primary responsibility for ensuring that the district or school complies with all applicable requirements of state educational programs.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 7.027 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(9), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 1842), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.003(1), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.001, eff. June 12, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (S.B. 179), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 7.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.029. Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students in Foster Care

Sec. 7.029.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE.  (a)  The agency and the Department of Family and Protective Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the department's evaluation of educational outcomes of students in foster care.  The memorandum of understanding must require:(1)  the department to provide the agency each year with demographic information regarding individual students who during the preceding school year were in the conservatorship of the department following an adversarial hearing under Section 262.201, Family Code; and(2)  the agency, in a manner consistent with federal law, to provide the department with aggregate information regarding educational outcomes of students for whom the agency received demographic information under Subdivision (1).(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), information regarding educational outcomes includes information relating to student academic achievement, graduation rates, school attendance, disciplinary actions, and receipt of special education services.(b-1)  To facilitate implementation of Subsection (a)(2), the agency shall, in the manner established by commissioner rule, collect data through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) as to the foster care status of students.(c)  The department may authorize the agency to provide education research centers established under Section 1.005 with demographic information regarding individual students received by the agency in accordance with Subsection (a)(1), as appropriate to allow the centers to perform additional analysis regarding educational outcomes of students in foster care.  Any use of information regarding individual students provided to a center under this subsection must be approved by the department.(d)  Nothing in this section may be construed to:(1)  require the agency or the department to collect or maintain additional information regarding students in foster care; or(2)  allow the release of information regarding an individual student in a manner not permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) or another state or federal law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 939), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (S.B. 833), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 7.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.031. Grants

Sec. 7.031.  GRANTS.  (a)  The agency may seek, accept, and distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other public or private entity for the benefit of public education, subject to the limitations or conditions imposed by the terms of the grants or by other law.(b)  Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, the commissioner may determine, solely for purposes of the program's eligibility to receive federal grant funds, for the purpose of technology services and support, that a Head Start program operated in this state by a school district or a community-based organization serves the function of an elementary school by providing elementary education at one or more program facilities.(c)  A determination by the commissioner under Subsection (b):(1)  does not entitle a Head Start program to receive state funds for which the program would not otherwise be eligible;(2)  may not reduce the amount of federal grant funds available for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools; and(3)  may not be appealed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 603 (H.B. 635), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 7.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.037. Reporting Schedule

Sec. 7.037.  REPORTING SCHEDULE.  (a)  To the extent possible, the Texas Education Agency shall develop and maintain a comprehensive schedule that addresses each reporting requirement generally applicable to a school district, including requirements imposed by a state agency or entity other than the Texas Education Agency, and that specifies the date by which a school district must comply with each requirement.(b)  A state agency that requires a school district to periodically report information to that agency shall provide the Texas Education Agency with information regarding the reporting requirement as necessary to enable the Texas Education Agency to develop and maintain the schedule required by Subsection (a).(c)  The Texas Education Agency shall determine the appropriate format of the schedule required by Subsection (a) and the manner in which the schedule is made readily accessible to school districts.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (H.B. 3041), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 7.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency|Section 7.040. Postsecondary Education and Career Opportunities

Sec. 7.040.  POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.  (a)  The agency shall prepare information comparing institutions of higher education in this state and post the information on the agency's Internet website.  Information prepared under this section shall be given to a public school student who requests the information.  The information shall:(1)  identify postsecondary education and career opportunities, including information that states the benefits of four-year and two-year higher education programs, postsecondary technical education, skilled workforce careers, and career education programs;(2)  compare each institution of higher education with other institutions regarding:(A)  the relative cost of tuition;(B)  the retention rate of students;(C)  the graduation rate of students;(D)  the average student debt;(E)  the loan repayment rate of students; and(F)  the employment rate of students;(3)  identify the state's future workforce needs, as projected by the Texas Workforce Commission; and(4)  include annual wage information for the top 10 highest demand jobs in this state, as identified by the Texas Workforce Commission.(b)  The agency shall collaborate with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission to obtain the information required under Subsection (a).  The agency shall incorporate the use of existing materials and develop new materials to be provided to counselors, students, and parents regarding institutions of higher education.(c)  Each institution of higher education shall include on its Internet website, in a prominent location that is not more than three hyperlinks from the website's home page, a link to the information posted on the agency's Internet website under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 299 (H.B. 1296), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 7.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.051. Selection of the Commissioner

Sec. 7.051.  SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the commissioner of education.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 7.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.052. Term of Office

Sec. 7.052.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The commissioner serves a term of office of four years commensurate with the term of the governor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 7.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.053. Removal From Office

Sec. 7.053.  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, may remove the commissioner from office as provided by Section 9, Article XV, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 7.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.054. Qualification

Sec. 7.054.  QUALIFICATION.  The commissioner must be a citizen of the United States.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 7.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.058. Research on Mathematics Skills Acquisition and Program Effectiveness

Sec. 7.058.  RESEARCH ON MATHEMATICS SKILLS ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.  From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall award to one or more institutions that have demonstrated an ability to conduct science-based research on effective instructional strategies that improve student performance in mathematics a grant to be used to:(1)  develop and identify research on mathematics skills acquisition and student learning in mathematics;(2)  monitor the effectiveness of mathematics achievement academies under Section 21.4553 based on performance in mathematics by the students of teachers who have attended an academy;(3)  examine the effect of mathematics achievement academies on the classroom performance of teachers who have attended an academy;(4)  identify common practices used at high-performing school campuses that lead to improved student performance in mathematics; and(5)  develop research on cognitive development in children concerning mathematics skills development.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 7.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.059. Mathematics Homework and Grading Service

Sec. 7.059.  MATHEMATICS HOMEWORK AND GRADING SERVICE.  (a)  From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall help make available services that assist teachers in providing and grading mathematics homework assignments.  The services may also assist teachers in providing and grading student examinations.(b)  In helping make the services described by Subsection (a) available, the commissioner shall consider all methods available through advanced technology, especially methods using the Internet, to distribute mathematics homework assignments and to provide immediate assessment of a student's work on the assignment.(c)  Each homework assignment offered through the service:(1)  must be created with consideration for the underlying mathematical skills required to be taught at the grade level for which the assignment is designed;(2)  may be based on a step-by-step procedure for solving mathematical problems provided by the assignment that may be adapted to individual student and instructor needs;(3)  may be accompanied by a solution to each mathematical problem assigned;(4)  may be accompanied by other pedagogically valuable material appropriate for a particular student;  and(5)  to the extent possible, should correlate to an instructional program or programs being used in classrooms in this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 7.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.060. Reducing Paperwork

Sec. 7.060.  REDUCING PAPERWORK.  (a)   At least once each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall review and, to the greatest extent practicable, reduce written reports and other paperwork required of a school district by the agency.(a-1)  The review conducted under Subsection (a) must include a comparison of the reports and paperwork required by state law and the reports and paperwork required by federal law. The commissioner shall eliminate any reports or paperwork required by state law that duplicate the content of reports or paperwork also required by federal law.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt a policy that limits written reports and other paperwork that a principal or classroom teacher may be required by the agency to complete.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, a school district shall submit only in electronic format all reports required to be submitted to the agency under this code.  The agency shall prescribe the electronic format to be used by a school district submitting a report to the agency.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 723 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (S.B. 1618), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 1706), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 7.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.061. Facilities Standards

Sec. 7.061.  FACILITIES STANDARDS.  (a)  In this section, "instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.001.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to ensure that building standards for instructional facilities and other school district and open-enrollment charter school facilities provide a secure and safe environment.  In adopting or amending rules under this section, the commissioner shall include the use of best practices for:(1)  the design and construction of new facilities; and(2)  the improvement, renovation, and retrofitting of existing facilities.(c)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall review all rules adopted or amended under this section and amend the rules as necessary to ensure that building standards for school district and open-enrollment charter school facilities continue to provide a secure and safe environment.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 1, eff. June 6, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 7.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.062. Science Laboratory Grant Program

Sec. 7.062.  SCIENCE LABORATORY GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "wealth per student" means a school district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258, divided by the district's average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005.(b)  The commissioner shall establish a program to provide competitive grants to school districts for the purpose of constructing or renovating high school science laboratories.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, if the commissioner certifies that the amount appropriated for a state fiscal year for purposes of Subchapters A and B, Chapter 46, exceeds the amount to which school districts are entitled under those subchapters for that year, the commissioner shall use the excess funds, in an amount not to exceed $20 million in any state fiscal year, for the purpose of making grants under this section.  The use of excess funds under this subsection has priority over any provision of Chapter 48 that permits or directs the use of excess foundation school program funds, including Sections 48.258, 48.259, and 48.267.  The commissioner is required to use excess funds as provided by this subsection only if the commissioner is not required to reduce the total amount of state funds allocated to school districts under Section 48.266(f).(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program, including rules addressing eligibility, application procedures, and accountability for use of grant funds.(e)  The rules must:(1)  limit the amount of assistance provided through a grant to not more than:(A)  for a construction project, $200 per square foot of the science laboratory to be constructed; or(B)  for a renovation project, $100 per square foot of the science laboratory to be renovated;(2)  require a school district to demonstrate, as a condition of eligibility for a grant, that the existing district science laboratories are insufficient in number to comply with the curriculum requirements imposed for the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program under Section 28.025; and(3)  provide for ranking school districts that apply for grants on the basis of wealth per student and giving priority in the award of grants to districts with low wealth per student.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 2(a), eff. June 10, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.002, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 7.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance|Chapter 7 - State Organization|Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education|Section 7.063. Person First Respectful Language Promotion

Sec. 7.063.  PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE PROMOTION.  The commissioner shall ensure that the agency uses the terms and phrases listed as preferred under the person first respectful language initiative in Chapter 392, Government Code, when proposing, adopting, or amending the agency's rules, reference materials, publications, and electronic media.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 272 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|