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July 2020 - Final Recommendations (TEKS) Scientific and Engineering Practices
This document reflects final recommendations from the State Board of Education’s TEKS work group for scientific and engineering practices and indicates the changes from the previous draft completed in June 2020.
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TEA CTE STEM Courses - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Text of Adopted New 19 TAC
New Chapter 130. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education Subchapter O. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
§130.401. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Adopted 2015.
(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
(b) No later than August 31, 2016, the commissioner of education shall determine whether instructional materials funding has been made available to Texas public schools for materials that cover the essential knowledge and skills for career and technical education as adopted in §§130.402-130.418 of this subchapter.
(c) If the commissioner makes the determination that instructional materials funding has been made available under subsection (b) of this section, §§130.402-130.418 of this subchapter shall be implemented beginning with the 2017-2018 school year and apply to the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
(d) If the commissioner does not make the determination that instructional materials funding has been made available under subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall determine no later than August 31 of each subsequent school year whether instructional materials funding has been made available. If the commissioner determines that instructional materials funding has been made available, the commissioner shall notify the State Board of Education and school districts that §§130.402-130.418 of this subchapter shall be implemented for the following school year.
