19 Tex. Admin. Code § 67.21 - Proclamations, Public Notice, and Requests for Instructional Materials for Review

(a) Upon the adoption of revised Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) or Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines (TPG), the State Board of Education (SBOE) shall determine if the extent of the revisions have created a need to remove instructional materials from the list approved under Texas Education Code, § 31.022.

(b) The SBOE shall issue a proclamation calling for instructional materials if the determination in subsection (a) of this section results in a decision that a proclamation is necessary. The proclamation shall serve as notice to:

(1) all publishers to submit instructional material for review for the subject and grade level or course(s); and

(2) all publishers with approved instructional materials for the subject and grade level or course(s) that to remain on the list of approved materials, the publisher must submit new or revised materials or new information demonstrating alignment of current instructional materials to the revised TEKS or TPG.

(c) The Texas Education Agency shall issue an annual request for instructional materials to notify all publishers and the public that submissions of instructional materials aligned to quality rubrics and the suitability rubric approved by the SBOE are being invited for review.

(d) Each proclamation and annual request for instructional materials for review shall contain the following:

(1) information about and reference to applicable TEKS, TPG, and English Language Proficiency Standards in each subject for which submissions are being invited;

(2) the student enrollment of the courses or grade levels called for, to the extent that it is available, for the school year prior to the year in which the proclamation or annual request for instructional materials is issued;

(3) the requirement that a publisher grant electronic access to the instructional materials being submitted that complies to the specifications in the proclamation or annual request for instructional materials for review and may not submit a print copy;

(4) specifications for providing computerized files to produce accessible formats of approved instructional materials;

(5) specifications for ensuring that electronic instructional materials are fully accessible to students with disabilities; and

(6) a schedule of instructional materials review and approval procedures.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code § 67.21

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 12, March 22, 2024, TexReg 1919, eff. 3/31/2024