Proposed Rule Reviews

Title 19, Part 2

The State Board of Education (SBOE) proposes the review of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 157, Hearings and Appeals, pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The rules being reviewed by the SBOE in 19 TAC Chapter 157 relate to hearings and appeals and are organized under the following subchapters: Subchapter A, General Provisions for Hearings Before the State Board of Education, and Subchapter D, Independent Hearing Examiners.

As required by the Texas Government Code, §2001.039, the SBOE will accept comments as to whether the reasons for adopting 19 TAC Chapter 157, Subchapters A and D, continue to exist.

The public comment period on the review begins March 3, 2023, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on April 7, 2023. A form for submitting public comments on the proposed rule review is available on the TEA website at https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/SBOE_Rules_(TAC)/State_Board_of_Education_Rule_Review. The SBOE will take registered oral and written comments on the review at the appropriate committee meeting in April 2023 in accordance with the SBOE board operating policies and procedures.

TRD-202300851

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Rulemaking

Texas Education Agency

Filed: February 22, 2023