Texas Education Code
§ 7.021 — TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY POWERS AND DUTIES
ED § 7.021Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 7. STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. B. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Statute text
View on source(a)The agency shall perform the educational functions provided by Subsection (b). (b)(1) The agency shall administer and monitor compliance with education programs required by federal or state law, including federal funding and state funding for those programs.
(2)The agency shall conduct research, analysis, and reporting to improve teaching and learning.
(3)The agency shall conduct hearings involving state school law at the direction and under the supervision of the commissioner.
(4)The agency shall establish and implement pilot programs established by this title.
(5)The agency shall carry out the duties relating to the investment capital fund under Section 7.024.
(6)The agency shall develop and implement a teacher recruitment program as provided by Section 21.004.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(2), eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.01, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.