Texas Register
Vol. 22 No. 61
August 15, 1997
Pages 7535-7961

****ATTORNEY GENERAL****
Open Records Decision.....7541
Requests for Opinion.....7541
****PROPOSED RULES****
Texas Department of Insurance
Agent's Licensing
28 TAC sec.19.201.....7543
28 TAC sec.19.1901.....7544
****WITHDRAWN RULES****
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections
1 TAC sec.81.60.....7547
****ADOPTED RULES****
Texas Education Agency
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
19 TAC sec.sec.110.1-110.7.....7555
19 TAC sec.sec.110.21-110.26.....7575
19 TAC sec.sec.110.41-110.66.....7591
19 TAC sec.sec.110.81-110.88.....7623
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics 
19 TAC sec.sec.111.11-111.17.....7630
19 TAC sec.sec.111.21-111.24.....7639
19 TAC sec.111.35, sec.111.36.....7644
19 TAC sec.sec.111.51-111.60.....7646
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science 
19 TAC sec.sec.112.1-112.7.....7658
19 TAC sec.sec.112.21-112.24.....7666
19 TAC sec.sec.112.41-112.49.....7671
19 TAC sec.sec.112.61-112.71.....7683
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
19 TAC sec.sec.113.1-113.7.....7697
19 TAC sec.sec.113.21-113.24.....7711
19 TAC sec.sec.113.31-113.39.....7721
19 TAC sec.sec.113.51-113.68.....7739
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Education
19 TAC sec.sec.115.1-115.7.....7740
19 TAC sec.sec.115.21-115.23.....7751
19 TAC sec.sec.115.31-115.33.....7755
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education
19 TAC sec.sec.116.1-116.7.....7759
19 TAC sec.sec.116.21-116.24.....7763
19 TAC sec.sec.116.51-116.56.....7766
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free 
Enterprise System and Its Benefits
19 TAC sec.118.1, sec.118.2.....7770
19 TAC sec.sec.118.11-118.17.....7772
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Spanish Language Arts and English as a 
Second Language
19 TAC sec.sec.128.1-128.7.....7781
19 TAC sec.sec.128.21-128.26.....7819
19 TAC sec.sec.128.41-128.66.....7844
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Fisheries
31 TAC sec.sec.57.271-57.284.....7895
Wildlife
31 TAC sec.sec.65.309-65.315, 65.319, 65.321.....7896
31 TAC sec.sec.65.311-65.314, 65.319, 65.320.....7898
31 TAC sec.sec.65.353-65.359, 65.362, 65.363.....7898
31 TAC sec.sec.65.352-65.359, 65.362-65.365.....7899
Resource Protection
31 TAC sec.sec.69.301-69.311.....7901
31 TAC sec.sec.69.401-69.408.....7903
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Firefighter Safety
37 TAC sec.435.3.....7904
Minimum Standards for Hazardous Materials Technician 
37 TAC sec.sec.453.1, 453.3, 453.5.....7904
Texas Department of Human Services
Certification of Long Term Care Facilities
40 TAC sec.96.6.....7905
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 
General Rules of Practice and Procedure
40 TAC sec.181.3.....7906
40 TAC sec.181.26.....7907
40 TAC sec.181.27.....7908
40 TAC sec.181.830.....7909
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters and Interpreter Certification
40 TAC sec.183.501.....7909
40 TAC sec.183.511.....7909
Texas Workforce Commission
Child Care and Development
40 TAC sec.sec.809.1-809.20, 809.22-809.39, 809.41-809.53, 809.55, 809.57, 
809.58, 809.60-809.65, 809.67-809.88.....7914
40 TAC sec.sec.809.1-809.4.....7914
40 TAC sec.sec.809.21-809.33.....7916
40 TAC sec.sec.809.41-809.48.....7916
40 TAC sec.sec.809.61-809.78.....7917
40 TAC sec.sec.809.81-809.92.....7921
40 TAC sec.sec.809.101-809.111.....7922
40 TAC sec.sec.809.121-809.124.....7923
40 TAC sec.sec.809.141-809.155.....7924
****TABLES AND GRAPHICS****
Tables and Graphics.....7927
****OPEN MEETINGS****
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
Thursday-Friday, August 21-22, 1997, 1:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. respectively 
.....7931
Texas Animal Health Commission
Monday, August 18, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7931
Monday, August 18, 1997, 11:00 a.m......7931
Monday, August 18, 1997, 1:30 p.m......7932
Monday, August 18, 1997, 2:30 p.m......7932
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 8:30 a.m......7932
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 8:30 a.m......7933
The State Bar of Texas
Thursday-Friday, August 14-15, 1997, 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. respectively 
.....7933
Friday, August 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m......7934
State Board of Barber Examiners
Sunday, August 17, 1997, 3:00 p.m. .....7934
State Board of Dental Examiners
Friday, August 22, 1997, 8:30 a.m ......7934
General Land Office
Monday, August 18, 1997, 2:00 p.m......7934
Office of the Governor-Criminal Justice Division
Monday, August 25, 1997, 8:30 a.m......7934
Texas Health Care Information Council 
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 1:00 p.m. .....7935
Texas Department of Health
Friday, August 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m......7935
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation 
Monday, August 18, 1997, Noon.....7935
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Monday, August 18, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7936
Texas Department of Insurance
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 1:00 p.m......7936
Tuesday, August 26, 1997, 1:00 p.m......7936
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 1:00 p.m......7936
Boards for Lease of State-owned Lands 
Monday, August 18, 1997, 4:00 p.m......7936
Monday, August 18, 1997, 4:15 p.m......7936
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Wednesday, Thursday, August 20-21, 1997, 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 
respectively.....7937
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 4:00 p.m......7937
Thursday, August 21, 1997, 8:00 a.m......7937
Thursday, August 21, 1997, 9:30 a.m......7937
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 9:00 a.m......7938
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 9:00 a.m......7938
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 1:00 p.m......7938
Thursday, August 21, 1997, 9:00 a.m......7938
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners 
Friday, August 8, 1997, 8:30 a.m......7939
Friday, August 15, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7939
Monday, August 18, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7939
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 10:30 a.m......7940
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Wednesday, August 20, 1997, 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m......7940
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7940
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7941
Thursday, August 28, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7941
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7941
Thursday, September 4, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7941
Wednesday, September 10, 1997, 10:00 a.m......7941
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Saturday, August 30, 1997, 3:00 p.m. .....7941
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Tuesday, Wednesday, August 19-20, 1997, 9:00 a.m......7942
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Friday-Saturday, August 15-16, 1997, 12:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. respectively 
.....7942
Railroad Commission of Texas
Monday, August 18, 1997, 8:00 a.m......7942
Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 8:00 a.m......7942
State Seed and Plant Board
Monday, August 18, 1997, 1:30 p.m......7943
Texas Turnpike Authority
Thursday, August 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m......7943
Regional Meetings
****IN ADDITION****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Notice of Public Hearing.....7947
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency 
Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program .....7947
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Correction to Notice of Request for Information.....7948
Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner 
Notice of Rate Ceiling.....7948
Texas Education Agency
Request for Applications Concerning Instructional Facilities Allotment, 1997-
1998.....7948
Office of the Governor-Criminal Justice Division
Consultant Proposal Request-Statewide Strategy for Drug and Violent Crime 
.....7949
Violence Against Women Act Request for Applications .....7950
Texas Department of Health
Notice of Request for Proposal for Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 
.....7950
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Notice of Public Hearings.....7951
Texas Department of Human Services
Open Solicitation for Carson County.....7951
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters of The State of Texas 
.....7951
Notice Of Application For Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility Permit For 
The Period of August 4, 1997 through August 8, 1997 .....7953
Applications for Waste Disposal/Discharge Permits .....7953
Notice Of Receipt Of Application And Declaration Of Administrative Completeness 
For Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility For The Period of August 4, 1997 
through August 8, 1997.....7954
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice of Public Comment Hearing for Permit to Remove Sand, Gravel, or Marl from 
Public Waters of the State of Texas.....7955
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority 
.....7955
Notice of Intent To File Pursuant To Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 
23.27 .....7956
Notice of Petition by Fort Bend Telephone Company for Suspension of the Due Date 
for Implementation of Local Number Portability.....7956
Public Notice of Interconnection Agreement .....7957
Workshop Announcement for Project Number 17068 - Rulemaking on Service 
Reclassification .....7958
The Texas A&M University System
Request for Information: Texas Intellectual Property Practitioners .....7959
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Invitation.....7959