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Commissioner of Education Rules
The following Texas Administrative Code (TAC) rule action was filed with the Texas Register for publication in the April 10, 2026 issue.
Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Special Education Services, Division 2, Clarification of Provisions in Federal Regulations and State Law, §89.1050, The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee; §89.1055, Individualized Education Program; and §89.1096, Provision of Services for Students Placed by their Parents in Private Schools or Facilities
Summary: The proposed amendments would update statutory authority and clarify current program practices and requirements in accordance with House Bill 2, Senate Bill (SB) 568, and SB 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
Resumen en Español: Las modificaciones propuestas actualizarían la autoridad reglamentaria y aclararían las prácticas y los requisitos actuales de los programas, de conformidad con el Proyecto de Ley 2 de la Cámara de Representantes (HB 2), el Proyecto de Ley 568 del Senado (SB 568) y el Proyecto de Ley 2 del Senado (SB 2) [89.° Legislatura de Texas, sesión ordinaria, 2025].
Publication in the Texas Register: April 10, 2026
Public Comment Period: April 10, 2026-May 11, 2026. A form for submitting public comments is available on the proposed commissioner of education rules web page.
Public Hearing Information: Public hearings will be conducted to solicit testimony and input on the proposed amendments at 9:30 a.m. on April 23 and 24, 2026. The public may participate in either hearing virtually by linking to the hearing at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83220111674. Anyone wishing to testify must be present at 9:30 a.m. and indicate to TEA staff their intent to comment and are encouraged to also send written testimony to sped@tea.texas.gov. Each hearing will conclude once all who have signed in have been given the opportunity to comment. Questions about the hearing should be directed to Derek Hollingsworth, Special Populations Policy and Compliance, Derek.Hollingsworth@tea.texas.gov.
Proposed Effective Date: August 2, 2026
Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 103, Health and Safety, Subchapter CC, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Safe Schools, §103.1209, Mandatory School Drills
Summary: The proposed amendment would implement Senate Bill 57, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, by establishing requirements to ensure school systems provide equal access to safety during emergency incidents, required drills, and district-approved exercises for students and district personnel with access and functional needs.
Resumen en Español: La modificación propuesta implementaría el Proyecto de Ley 57 del Senado (SB 57) [89.° Legislatura de Texas, sesión ordinaria, 2025] al fijar requisitos para garantizar que los sistemas escolares faciliten igualdad de acceso en materia de seguridad durante incidentes de emergencia, simulacros obligatorios y ejercicios con aprobación distrital respecto a estudiantes y personal distrital con necesidades funcionales y de acceso.
Publication in the Texas Register: April 10, 2026
Public Comment Period: April 10, 2026-May 11, 2026. A form for submitting public comments is available on the proposed commissioner of education rules web page.
Proposed Effective Date: July 26, 2026
Please see the TEA website to view proposed commissioner of education rules.
Adopted Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 150, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Appraisal, Subchapter AA, Teacher Appraisal, §150.1012, Local Optional Teacher Designation System, §150.1013, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and §150.1014, Teacher Designation Performance Standards, and New Subchapter DD, Teacher Incentive Allotment
Summary: The adopted repeals and new rules implement House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, and establish requirements for enhanced teacher incentive allotment systems, modify teacher designation policies to account for new designation levels, and update teacher designation performance standards. The rules were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Figure: 19 TAC §150.1041(c)(1)(C) Local Optional Teacher Designation System Application Statutorily Based Framework
Effective Date: April 19, 2026
Please see the TEA website to view adopted commissioner of education rules.
Commissioner of Education Rule Review
The following Texas Administrative Code (TAC) rule review notice was filed with the Texas Register for publication in the April 10, 2026 issue. To view the notices in the Texas Register, go to the Secretary of State website.
Proposed Review of 19 TAC Chapter 161, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Advisory Committees
Summary: As required by Texas Government Code, §2001.039, TEA will accept comments as to whether the reasons for adopting 19 TAC Chapter 161 continues to exist.
Public Comment Period: April 10, 2026-May 11, 2026. A form for submitting public comments on commissioner rule review is available on the commissioner rule review web page.
Please see the TEA website to view commissioner of education rule reviews.
Unforeseen circumstances may delay publication of the agency rules in the Texas Register. The Rules website will be updated to reflect any changes.
Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you.
Rulemaking Division
rules@tea.texas.gov
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