Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - State and Regional Organization and Governance
Chapter 7 - State Organization

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 7.001. Definition - Sec. 7.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means the State...

Section 7.002. Texas Education Agency: Composition and Purpose - Sec. 7.002. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: COMPOSITION AND PURPOSE. (a) The...

Section 7.003. Limitation on Authority - Sec. 7.003. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY. An educational function not specifically...

Section 7.004. Sunset Provision - Sec. 7.004. SUNSET PROVISION. (a) The Texas Education Agency is...

Section 7.005. Cooperation Between State Agencies of Education - Sec. 7.005. COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES OF EDUCATION. The State...

Section 7.006. Coordination of Records - Sec. 7.006. COORDINATION OF RECORDS. The commissioner of education and...

Section 7.008. Public Access to Peims Data - Sec. 7.008. PUBLIC ACCESS TO PEIMS DATA. (a) The commissioner...

Section 7.010. Electronic Student Records System - Sec. 7.010. ELECTRONIC STUDENT RECORDS SYSTEM. (a) In this section,...

Section 7.012. Model Data-Sharing Agreements - Sec. 7.012. MODEL DATA-SHARING AGREEMENTS. The agency, the Texas Higher...

Subchapter B. Texas Education Agency

Section 7.021. Texas Education Agency Powers and Duties - Sec. 7.021. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The...

Section 7.022. Internal Audit - Sec. 7.022. INTERNAL AUDIT. The auditor appointed by the commissioner...

Section 7.023. Agency Employment Policy - Sec. 7.023. AGENCY EMPLOYMENT POLICY. A decision of the agency...

Section 7.024. Investment Capital Fund - Sec. 7.024. INVESTMENT CAPITAL FUND. (a) The investment capital fund...

Section 7.025. Ymca Account - Sec. 7.025. YMCA ACCOUNT. The YMCA account is a separate...

Section 7.026. Donations for Use Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Instruction - Sec. 7.026. DONATIONS FOR USE RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)...

Section 7.027. Texas Music Foundation Account - Sec. 7.027. TEXAS MUSIC FOUNDATION ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas Music...

Section 7.028. Limitation on Compliance Monitoring - Sec. 7.028. LIMITATION ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING. (a) Except as provided...

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...

Section 7.031. Grants - Sec. 7.031. GRANTS. (a) The agency may seek, accept, and...

Section 7.037. Reporting Schedule - Sec. 7.037. REPORTING SCHEDULE. (a) To the extent possible, the...

Section 7.040. Postsecondary Education and Career Opportunities - Sec. 7.040. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. (a) The agency...

Subchapter C. Commissioner of Education

Section 7.051. Selection of the Commissioner - Sec. 7.051. SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER. The governor, with the...

Section 7.052. Term of Office - Sec. 7.052. TERM OF OFFICE. The commissioner serves a term...

Section 7.053. Removal From Office - Sec. 7.053. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. The governor, with the advice...

Section 7.054. Qualification - Sec. 7.054. QUALIFICATION. The commissioner must be a citizen of...

Section 7.055. Commissioner of Education Powers and Duties - Sec. 7.055. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The...

Section 7.056. Waivers and Exemptions - Sec. 7.056. WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 7.0561. Texas High Performance Schools Consortium - Sec. 7.0561. TEXAS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM. (a) In this...

Section 7.057. Appeals - Sec. 7.057. APPEALS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e),...

Section 7.058. Research on Mathematics Skills Acquisition and Program Effectiveness - Sec. 7.058. RESEARCH ON MATHEMATICS SKILLS ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS....

Section 7.059. Mathematics Homework and Grading Service - Sec. 7.059. MATHEMATICS HOMEWORK AND GRADING SERVICE. (a) From funds...

Section 7.060. Reducing Paperwork - Sec. 7.060. REDUCING PAPERWORK. (a) At least once each even-numbered...

Section 7.061. Facilities Standards - Sec. 7.061. FACILITIES STANDARDS. (a) In this section, "instructional facility"...

Section 7.062. Science Laboratory Grant Program - Sec. 7.062. SCIENCE LABORATORY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...

Section 7.063. Person First Respectful Language Promotion - Sec. 7.063. PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE PROMOTION. The commissioner shall...

Section 7.064. Career and Technology Consortium - Sec. 7.064. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 7.065. Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey - Sec. 7.065. TEACHING AND LEARNING CONDITIONS SURVEY. (a) The commissioner...

Section 7.070. Coordination of Data Collection - Sec. 7.070. COORDINATION OF DATA COLLECTION. The commissioner may enter...

Subchapter D. State Board of Education

Section 7.101. Composition - Sec. 7.101. COMPOSITION. (a) The State Board of Education is...

Section 7.102. State Board of Education Powers and Duties - Sec. 7.102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION POWERS AND DUTIES. (a)...

Section 7.103. Eligibility for Membership - Sec. 7.103. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP. (a) A person is not...

Section 7.104. Terms - Sec. 7.104. TERMS. (a) At each general election immediately following...

Section 7.105. Compensation and Reimbursement - Sec. 7.105. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member of the...

Section 7.106. Meetings - Sec. 7.106. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold four meetings...

Section 7.107. Officers - Sec. 7.107. OFFICERS. (a) The governor, with the advice and...

Section 7.108. Prohibition on Political Contribution or Activity - Sec. 7.108. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OR ACTIVITY. (a) A...

Section 7.109. Designation as State Board for Career and Technology Education - Sec. 7.109. DESIGNATION AS STATE BOARD FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY...

Section 7.110. Public Testimony - Sec. 7.110. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The board shall develop and implement...

Section 7.111. High School Equivalency Examinations - Sec. 7.111. HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATIONS. (a) The board shall...

Section 7.112. Representation of Publisher of Instructional Materials by Former Member of Board - Sec. 7.112. REPRESENTATION OF PUBLISHER OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY FORMER...

Section 7.113. Employers for Education Excellence Award - Sec. 7.113. EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD. (a) The board...