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Adopted Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Reporting Requirements, §61.1026, Statutorily Required Reporting through the Public Education Information Management System, and Subchapter GG, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Counseling Public School Students, §61.1071, Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education, and §61.1073, Annual Assessment of School District Compliance
Summary: The adopted repeal relocates the existing requirements to new 19 TAC Chapter 78. The repeal was adopted without changes since published as proposed.
Effective Date: July 7, 2025
Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 78, Counseling, Advising, and Student Support, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules on Counseling Services, §78.1001, Statutorily Required Reporting through the Public Education Information Management System, and §78.1003, Annual Assessment of School District Compliance, and Subchapter BB, Commissioner's Rules on Student Advising, §78.2001, Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education
Summary: The adopted new sections relocate existing requirements from 19 TAC Chapter 61. New §78.1001 and §78.1003 were adopted without changes since published as proposed. New §78.2001 was adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Effective Date: July 7, 2025
Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 101, Assessment, Subchapter DD, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Substitute Assessments for Graduation, §101.4002, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-of-Course Substitute Assessments
Summary: The adopted amendment updates the list of approved substitute assessments to include the addition of the PreACT 8/9 and the PreACT assessments. The amendment was adopted with changes since published as proposed.
Effective Date: July 7, 2025
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