19 Tex. Admin. Code § 67.1003 - Additional State Aid for State-Approved Instructional Materials

(a) The commissioner of education shall determine annually the amount of additional state aid for State Board of Education (SBOE)-approved instructional materials, as outlined in Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.307, for a school district or an open-enrollment charter school based on Texas Student Data System Public Education Information Management System (TSDS PEIMS) student enrollment data from the fall snapshot collection of the current school year.

(b) Before TSDS PEIMS student enrollment data from the fall snapshot collection of the current school year is available, a school district or an open-enrollment charter school will have an expected allotment amount that is based on 90% of the TSDS PEIMS student enrollment data from the fall snapshot collection of the previous school year.

(c) The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf qualify for this funding under TEC, § 30.025 and § 30.056, respectively, for funding purposes under TEC, § 48.307.

(d) Special purpose school districts authorized by the SBOE qualify for this funding. Texas Tech University K-12 and The University of Texas at Austin High School qualify for this funding under TEC, § 48.307, for all free public education students. The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley qualifies under TEC, § 79.10(f). Texas A&M International University qualifies for this funding under TEC, § 87.505(g). Lamar University qualifies for this funding under TEC, § 96.707(k). The University of North Texas qualifies for this funding under TEC, §101.301(e)(3).

(e) Windham School District qualifies for this funding under TEC, § 19.007(b) and (e), for funding purposes under TEC, § 48.307.

(f) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) and juvenile justice alternative education programs operated by TJJD do not qualify for this funding under TEC, § 48.307.

(g) Funds from TEC, § 48.307, will be made available for school district and open-enrollment charter school use through the state's online instructional materials ordering system as early as possible each year in the fiscal year for which the funds have been appropriated.

(h) The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will make payment for any remaining balance for a school district's or an open-enrollment charter school's order under this section as the TEC, § 48.307, funds become available.

(i) A school district is entitled to the amount of state aid provided by subsection (a) of this section each school year, regardless of whether the district uses the amount during the school year for which the amount was provided.

(j) Texas Government Code, Chapter 2251, does not apply to requisitions placed under this section, per TEC, § 31.0215(e).

(k) The additional state aid for SBOE-approved instructional materials outlined in TEC, § 48.307, may be used to purchase:

(1) instructional material products placed on the list of approved materials outlined in TEC, § 31.022, including any non-text components of the approved product, such as manipulative kits or digital licenses; or

(2) instructional material components from a product on the list of approved materials outlined in TEC, § 31.022, only after an initial purchase of all components of the product.

(l) SBOE-Approved Instructional Materials Allotment funds may not be used to purchase:

(1) instructional material or material components not on the list of approved instructional materials as outlined in TEC, § 31.022;

(2) instructional material placed on the rejected list of instructional materials; or

(3) instructional material that promotes three-cueing as defined in TEC, § 28.0062 (a-1).

(m) Subject to TEA approval, the commissioner may exempt, under TEC, § 7.056, a school district or an open-enrollment charter school from an initial purchase of each component of an approved product outlined in subsection (k)(2) of this section if the district or charter school can demonstrate that it already possesses an identical or nearly identical component for each student and/or teacher as indicated by the product design.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code § 67.1003

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 22, May 30, 2025, TexReg 3244, eff. 6/8/2025