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TEA staff reviews 19 TAC Chapter 101; board members press for clarity on authority and paper testing opt-outs
Summary
Julie Cole, director of policy and publications for the Student Assessment Division at the Texas Education Agency, told the Committee of the Full Board that the agency is conducting its required four‑year review of 19 TAC Chapter 101 (Assessment).
Julie Cole, director of policy and publications for the Student Assessment Division at the Texas Education Agency, told the Committee of the Full Board that Texas Government Code section 2001.039 requires state agencies to review their administrative rules at least once every four years and presented the agencyreview of 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101 (Assessment).
Why it matters: The discussion focused on what parts of the assessment rules remain within the State Boardof Education(SBOE) purview and what authority the commissioner of education exercises. Committee members sought practical clarity about which assessment decisions the SBOE can influence and which are controlled by statute or commissioner rule.
The scope of the assessment program: Cole said the Texas assessment program includes the STAAR general academic…
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