EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION
SUBTITLE B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 7. STATE ORGANIZATION
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 7. 001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, “board” means the State Board of Education.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
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Sec. 7. 002. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: COMPOSITION AND PURPOSE. (a) The commissioner of education and the agency staff comprise the Texas Education Agency.
(b) The agency shall carry out the educational functions specifically delegated under Section 7. 021, 7. 055, or another provision of this code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
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Sec. 7. 003. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY. An educational function not specifically delegated to the agency or the board under this code is reserved to and shall be performed by school districts or open-enrollment charter schools.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
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Sec. 7. 004. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Education Agency is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the agency is abolished September 1, 2013.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1227 , Sec. 1. 05(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C. S., Ch. , Sec. 8. 01, eff. May 31, 2006.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., 1st C. S., Ch. , Sec. 2. 01, eff. July 10, 2009.
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