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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...
Chapter 8 - Regional Education Service Centers
Section 8.001. Establishment - Sec. 8.001. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) The commissioner shall provide for the...
Section 8.002. Purpose - Sec. 8.002. PURPOSE. Regional education service centers shall: (1) assist...
Section 8.003. Governance - Sec. 8.003. GOVERNANCE. (a) Each regional education service center is...
Section 8.004. Executive Director - Sec. 8.004. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The regional education service center board...
Section 8.005. Exemption From Taxation - Sec. 8.005. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. A regional education service center...
Section 8.006. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 8.006. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. An employee or volunteer of...
Section 8.007. Transferability of Leave - Sec. 8.007. TRANSFERABILITY OF LEAVE. (a) A regional education service...
Section 8.008. Applicability of Certain Laws Relating to Political Activities - Sec. 8.008. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO POLITICAL ACTIVITIES....
Section 8.009. Applicability of Certain Laws Relating to Conflict of Interest - Sec. 8.009. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO CONFLICT OF...
Section 8.011. Nepotism Prohibition - Sec. 8.011. NEPOTISM PROHIBITION. For purposes of all employees of...
Section 8.012. Contract Management Guide - Sec. 8.012. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT GUIDE. The agency shall comply with...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties
Section 8.051. Core Services and Services to Improve Performance - Sec. 8.051. CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE. (a)...
Section 8.052. State Initiatives - Sec. 8.052. STATE INITIATIVES. As directed by the commissioner, each...
Section 8.053. Additional Services - Sec. 8.053. ADDITIONAL SERVICES. In addition to the services provided...
Section 8.0531. Instructional Materials Developed by a Collaboration of Regional Education Service Centers - Sec. 8.0531. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY A COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL...
Section 8.054. Prohibition on Regulatory Function - Sec. 8.054. PROHIBITION ON REGULATORY FUNCTION. A regional education service...
Section 8.055. Regional Education Service Center Property - Sec. 8.055. REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER PROPERTY. (a) Each regional...
Section 8.056. Limitation on Compensation for Certain Services - Sec. 8.056. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN SERVICES. A regional...
Section 8.057. Assistance With Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 8.057. ASSISTANCE WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. The agency...
Section 8.058. Child Development Associate Training - Sec. 8.058. CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE TRAINING. A regional education service...
Section 8.061. Dyslexia Specialist - Sec. 8.061. DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST. Each regional education service center shall...
Subchapter C. Evaluation and Accountability
Section 8.101. Performance Standards and Indicators - Sec. 8.101. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND INDICATORS. The commissioner shall establish...
Section 8.102. Data Reporting - Sec. 8.102. DATA REPORTING. Each regional education service center shall...
Section 8.103. Annual Evaluation - Sec. 8.103. ANNUAL EVALUATION. (a) The commissioner shall conduct an...
Section 8.104. Sanctions - Sec. 8.104. SANCTIONS. The commissioner shall develop a system of...
Subchapter D. Funding
Section 8.121. Funding for Core Services and Services to Improve Performance - Sec. 8.121. FUNDING FOR CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE...
Section 8.122. Incentive Funding for District Efficiencies - Sec. 8.122. INCENTIVE FUNDING FOR DISTRICT EFFICIENCIES. (a) The legislature...
Section 8.123. Funding for State Initiatives - Sec. 8.123. FUNDING FOR STATE INITIATIVES. (a) The legislature may...
Section 8.124. Innovative and Emergency Grants - Sec. 8.124. INNOVATIVE AND EMERGENCY GRANTS. (a) The legislature may...
Section 8.125. Contracts for Grants - Sec. 8.125. CONTRACTS FOR GRANTS. Each regional education service center...
Subchapter E. Mental Health and Substance Use Resources for School District Personnel
Section 8.151. Definitions - Sec. 8.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "local mental health authority"...
Section 8.152. Employment of Non-Physician Mental Health Professional as Mental Health and Substance Use Resource - Sec. 8.152. EMPLOYMENT OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AS MENTAL...
Section 8.153. Interagency Collaboration; Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 8.153. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) A local...
Section 8.154. Supervision of Non-Physician Mental Health Professional - Sec. 8.154. SUPERVISION OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. A local...
Section 8.155. Duties of Non-Physician Mental Health Professional - Sec. 8.155. DUTIES OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. (a) A...
Section 8.156. Participation by School District Not Required - Sec. 8.156. PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT REQUIRED. This subchapter...
Section 8.157. Distribution of Funding - Sec. 8.157. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING. A state agency to which...
Section 8.158. Report - Sec. 8.158. REPORT. (a) Before the last business day of...