Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 66 - STATE ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE COMMISSIONER'S LIST OF ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Section 66.1017 - Commissioner-Adopted Instructional Materials Review Panels: Eligibility and Appointment

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 66.1017

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The commissioner of education shall determine:

(1) the number of review panels needed to review instructional materials under consideration for adoption; and

(2) the number of persons to serve on each panel.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve on an instructional materials review panel if, during the 36 months immediately preceding the appointment, the person:

(1) was employed by or received funds from any individual or entity affiliated with a publishing company involved in or connected to the adoption of instructional materials;

(2) owned or controlled any interest valued at more than $5,000 in a privately owned publishing company or an entity receiving funds from a publishing company involved in or connected to the adoption of instructional materials or had direct ownership of stock of a publicly traded company involved in or connected to the adoption of instructional materials; or

(3) was employed by an institution of higher education that has submitted open-source instructional materials or is a publisher of instructional materials.

(c) The commissioner shall make appointments to instructional materials review panels that ensure that each panel consists of at least two recognized academic experts in the subject area of the materials and at least one expert in the field of educational technology.

(d) The term recognized academic expert includes university professors, public school teachers, members of the business community, and citizens of Texas with a strong background in a particular discipline.

(e) If funding is available, the commissioner may execute a contract with a university, education service center, or other qualified entity to supply review panelists.

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