Tex. Education Code § 39.001
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 39.001, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 39.001. RULES; ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.
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(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter.
(b) In adopting a rule under this chapter, the commissioner shall solicit input statewide from persons who would likely be affected by the proposed rule, including school district boards of trustees, administrators and teachers employed by school districts, parents of students enrolled in school districts, and other interested stakeholders.
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school must bring an action for declaratory judgment under Section 2001.038, Government Code, challenging the validity or applicability of a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 39A not later than nine months after the date the rule is adopted.
(b) In adopting a rule under this chapter, the commissioner shall solicit input statewide from persons who would likely be affected by the proposed rule, including school district boards of trustees, administrators and teachers employed by school districts, parents of students enrolled in school districts, and other interested stakeholders.
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school must bring an action for declaratory judgment under Section 2001.038, Government Code, challenging the validity or applicability of a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 39A not later than nine months after the date the rule is adopted.
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