Proposed Rule Reviews
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Title 19, Part 1
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter A, General Provisions, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 5, Subchapter A, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter A.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter B, Role and Mission, Tables of Programs, Course Inventories, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 5, Subchapter B, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter B.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter H, University Funding for Excellence in Specific Programs and Fields Initiative Grants and Awards, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 5, Subchapter H, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter H.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter A, General Provisions, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter A, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter A.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter B, Reporting Requirements, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter B, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter B.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter C, Project Standards, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter C, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter C.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter E, Reports, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter E, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter E.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter F, Facilities Audit, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter F, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter F.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) proposes the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter G, Texas State Technical College System Acquisitions of Land and Facilities, pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.039.
This review is conducted as required by law, which states that state agencies must assess whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist every four years. As required by statute, the Coordinating Board will accept comments as to whether TAC, Chapter 17, Subchapter G, should continue.
Comments on the review may be submitted to Kimberly Fuchs, Assistant General Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788, or via email at rulescomments@highered.texas.gov. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register.
The text of the rule section being reviewed will not be published, but may be found in TAC, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 17, Subchapter G.
Douglas Brock
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Filed: October 2, 2026
State Board for Educator Certification
Title 19, Part 7
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) proposes the review of 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 233, Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates, pursuant to Texas Government Code (TGC), §2001.039.
As required by TGC, §2001.039, the SBEC will accept comments as to whether the reasons for adopting 19 TAC Chapter 233 continue to exist.
The comment period on the review of 19 TAC Chapter 233 begins October 16, 2026, and ends November 16, 2026. A form for submitting public comments on the proposed rule review is available on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website at https://tea.texas.gov/laws-and-rules/sbec-rules-tac/state-board-educator-certification-rule-review. The SBEC will take registered oral and written comments on the review of 19 TAC Chapter 233 during the December 2026 meeting's public comment period in accordance with the SBEC board operating policies and procedures.
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
State Board for Educator Certification
Filed: October 5, 2026