Part II. Texas Education Agency

Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Populations

Subchapter BB. Commissioner's Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating Limited English Proficient Students

19 TAC §§89.1205, 89.1210, 89.1220, 89.1230, 89.1233, 89.1245

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts amendments to §§89.1205, 89.1210, 89.1220, 89.1230, and 89.1245; and new 89.1233, concerning the state plan for educating limited English proficient students. The amendments and new section are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 18, 1998, issue of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 12851) and will not be republished. The sections establish definitions, requirements, and procedures related to: bilingual education and special language programs; program content and design; language proficiency assessment committees; eligible students with disabilities; participation of nonlimited English proficiency students; and staffing and staff development.

The amendments delete language in 19 TAC §89.1230(c) and add to new 19 TAC §89.1233. Language referring to nonlimited English proficiency students in bilingual education was inadvertently included under §89.1230, when the rule was last adopted in 1996. Language placed in new §89.1233 was not modified. Additional amendments update cross-references in §§89.1205, 89.1210, 89.1220, and 89.1245 and delete obsolete language in §89.1210(b).

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments and the new section.

The amendments and new section are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §§29.051-29.064, which authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules related to educating limited English proficient students.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 12, 1999.

TRD-9900916

Criss Cloudt

Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research

Texas Education Agency

Effective date: March 5, 1999

Proposal publication date: December 18, 1998

For further information, please call: (512) 463-9701

19 TAC §161.1003

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts an amendment to §161.1003, concerning advisory committees, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 11, 1998, issue of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 12601) and will not be republished. The section provides a list of public education advisory committees in effect. The adopted amendment is necessary to conform to the Texas Education Code, TEA operating procedures, and the Comptroller of Public Accounts approval of the TEA advisory committee list.

The amendment adds the Task Force on Adult Education Accountability, Charter School Proposal Evaluation Committee, and Computer Network Study Project to the list of TEA advisory committees. The amendment also removes the Essential Knowledge and Skills Review Committee, Statewide Site-Based Decision Making Committee, and Committee on Teacher Appraisal/Assessment from the list.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Texas Education Code, §7.055(b)(11), which authorizes the commissioner of education to appoint advisory committees, in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 2110, as necessary to advise the commissioner in carrying out the duties of the Texas Education Agency.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 12, 1999.

TRD-9900917

Criss Cloudt

Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research

Texas Education Agency

Effective date: March 5, 1999

Proposal publication date: December 11, 1998

For further information, please call: (512) 463-9701