Texas Register
(29 TexReg 2167) and will not be
republished. Section 102.1011 defines terms and sets forth the procedures
for school district applications and administration of master reading teacher
grants. The adopted amendment updates eligibility requirements for the Master
Reading Teacher Grant Program authorized by the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.410.
The adopted new §102.1013 establishes implementation and eligibility
requirements for the Master Mathematics Teacher Grant Program authorized by
the TEC, §21.411.
House Bill (HB) 2307, 76th Texas Legislature, 1999, added TEC, §21.410,
creating the new Master Reading Teacher Grant Program. Through 19 TAC §102.1011,
the commissioner exercised rulemaking authority to adopt rules for implementation
of this grant program and to make grants to school districts to pay stipends
to selected certified master reading teachers who teach at high-need campuses
as identified in rule. The adopted amendment to 19 TAC §102.1011 revises
the definition of a high-need campus to include charter schools and to allow
a transition period for changing from Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
(TAAS) scores to Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores as
the basis for determining eligible campuses. The amendment also updates provisions
to be consistent with current application instructions and provisions included
in the adopted new 19 TAC §102.1013, Master Mathematics Teacher Grant
Program.
HB 1144, 77th Texas Legislature, 2001, added TEC, §21.411, creating
the new Master Mathematics Teacher Grant Program. Through new 19 TAC §102.1013,
the commissioner exercises rulemaking authority to adopt rules for implementation
of the grant program to allow for the distribution of grants to school districts
with identified high-need campuses for payment of stipends to certified master
mathematics teachers designated by the districts. The adopted new 19 TAC §102.1013
defines terms and sets forth the procedures for school district applications
and administration of grants consistent with application instructions and
updated provisions included in 19 TAC §102.1011, Master Reading Teacher
Grant Program. The new rule also includes a transition period for use of the
TAAS scores to TAKS scores as the basis for determining eligible campuses.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment and new section.
The amendment and new section are adopted under the Texas Education
Code, §21.410 and §21.411, which authorize the commissioner of education
to adopt rules as necessary to implement the master reading teacher grant
program and the master mathematics teacher grant program.
The amendment and new section implement the Texas Education Code, §21.410
and §21.411.
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 April 26, 2004.
TRD-200402753
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Policy Coordination
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: May 16, 2004
Proposal publication date: March 5, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497