19 TAC §76.1001
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) adopts new §76.1001,
concerning extracurricular activities, without changes to the proposed text
as published in the February 4, 2000, issue of the
Texas Register
(25 TexReg 653) and will not be republished. The new
section establishes definitions, requirements, and procedures for participation
in and practice for extracurricular activities during the school day and school
week.
Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(27), as amended by House Bill
(HB) 3573, 76th Texas Legislature, 1999, transferred authority for rules on
extracurricular activities from the State Board of Education to the commissioner
of education. Adopted new §76.1001 fulfills by commissioner's rule limitations
for participation in and practice for extracurricular activities during the
school day and school week required under TEC, §33.081.
Adopted new §76.1001 reflects the change in law under TEC, §33.0811,
as added by HB 3573, 76th Texas Legislature, 1999, that allows local school
district board of trustees to adopt policies that establish the number of
days students may miss class for extracurricular participation. The adopted
new section retains the requirement for school districts to maintain a record
of the absences incurred for each student. The adopted new section allows
school districts the local option to schedule extracurricular activities the
evening or day before a statewide administration of the Texas Assessment of
Academic Skills test, but the commissioner of education encourages school
districts to avoid scheduling these activities at those times to the extent
possible. The adopted new section also eliminates the maximum class period
requirement of 60 minutes per day for an extracurricular practice class found
in board rule; however, the new rule retains the requirements of not allowing
an extracurricular practice class to be longer in duration than academic classes,
as well as the 300 minutes per school week maximum allowed in board rule for
an extracurricular practice class. Adopted new §76.1001 retains the balance
of the provisions in board rule found in §76.1.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the new section.
The new section is adopted under the Texas Education Code, §7.102(c)(27),
as amended by House Bill 3573, 76th Texas Legislature, 1999, which authorizes
the commissioner of education to adopt rules relating to extracurricular activities
under Texas Education Code, §33.081.
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 March 20, 2000.
TRD-200002034
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: April 9, 2000
Proposal publication date: February 4, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9701