TITLE 19. EDUCATION
PART 2. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 61. SCHOOL DISTRICTS
SUBCHAPTER
BB.
The Texas Education Agency adopts the repeal of §61.1021 and §61.1022, concerning the school report card and the Texas Academic Performance Report. The repeal is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 16, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2884) and will not be republished. The repeal relocates the existing requirements to 19 TAC Chapter 97 with no changes to the content of the rules.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: Section 61.1021 establishes requirements for a campus's dissemination of the annual school report card. The repeal of §61.1021 moves the existing language to new 19 TAC §97.1007 with no changes to the content of the rule.
Section 61.1022 establishes requirements for a school district's dissemination of the annual Texas Academic Performance Report, including holding a public hearing on the report. The repeal of §61.1022 moves the existing language to new 19 TAC §97.1008 with no changes to the content of the rule.
The relocations are necessary due to a comprehensive reorganization of Chapter 61.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began May 16, 2025, and ended June 16, 2025. No public comments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The repeals are adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.305, which requires the commissioner of education to adopt rules requiring dissemination of campus report cards annually to the parent or person standing in parental relation to each student at the campus; and TEC, §39.306, which authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules concerning dissemination of the annual school district and campus performance report.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The repeals implement Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.305, for §61.1021; and TEC, §39.306, for §61.1022.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 21, 2025.
TRD-202502551
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: August 10, 2025
Proposal publication date: May 16, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9526
CHAPTER 97. PLANNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SUBCHAPTER
AA.
The Texas Education Agency adopts new §97.1007 and §97.1008, concerning the school report card and the Texas Academic Performance Report. The new sections are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 16, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2885) and will not be republished. The new sections relocate existing requirements from 19 TAC Chapter 61 with no changes to the content of the rules.
REASONED JUSTIFICATION: New §97.1007 moves existing language from 19 TAC §61.1021, which establishes requirements for a campus's dissemination of the annual school report card. The relocation is necessary due to a comprehensive reorganization of Chapter 61. No changes from the existing rule were proposed.
New §97.1008 moves existing language from 19 TAC §61.1022, which establishes requirements for a school district's dissemination of the annual Texas Academic Performance Report, including holding a public hearing on the report. The relocation is necessary due to a comprehensive reorganization of Chapter 61. No changes from the existing rule were proposed.
SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND AGENCY RESPONSES: The public comment period on the proposal began May 16, 2025, and ended June 16, 2025. No public comments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The new sections are adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.305, which requires the commissioner of education to adopt rules requiring dissemination of campus report cards annually to the parent or person standing in parental relation to each student at the campus; and TEC, §39.306, which authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules concerning dissemination of the annual school district and campus performance report.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The new sections implement Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.305, for §97.1007; and TEC, §39.306, for §97.1008.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 21, 2025.
TRD-202502554
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: August 10, 2025
Proposal publication date: May 16, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9526