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Emergency Commissioner of Education Rules

The Texas Education Agency has filed the following rule actions with the Texas Register on an emergency basis as authorized under Texas Government Code, §2001.034.

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Emergency Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 153, School District Personnel, Subchapter EE, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Registry of Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools
Summary: New §153.1253 on temporary inclusions implements the requirements of Texas Education Code (TEC), §22A.152, Temporary Inclusion in Registry Based on Continuing and Imminent Threat to Public Welfare, which requires the commissioner of education to adopt rules and temporarily place a person in the registry if the commissioner determines that the person's continued employment at or provision of services to an educational entity constitutes a continuing and imminent threat to public welfare; and TEC, §22A.153, Temporary Inclusion in Registry for Certain Arrests, which requires the commissioner to adopt rules and temporarily include a person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity in the registry if the person is arrested for an offense listed in TEC, §22A.201(a). The amendment to §153.1201 adds new definitions in new subsections (b), (c), and (e) to implement the requirements of TEC, §22A.051 and §22A.052, which require a superintendent or director of an educational entity to report misconduct to the commissioner, specifically inappropriate communications and failure to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student or minor as defined in State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule.
Effective Date: March 10, 2026

 

 

 

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For questions about the process of proposing, adopting, or publishing Texas Administrative Code rules; reviewing existing rules; or petitioning for rule changes, email the Rulemaking Division at rules@tea.texas.gov.