Texas Education Code

§ 7.055 — COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION POWERS AND DUTIES

ED § 7.055Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 7. STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. C. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

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(a)The commissioner has the powers and duties provided by Subsection (b). (b)(1) The commissioner shall serve as the educational leader of the state.

(2)The commissioner shall serve as executive officer of the agency and as executive secretary of the board.

(3)The commissioner shall carry out the duties imposed on the commissioner by the board or the legislature.

(4)The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform system of forms, reports, and records necessary to fulfill the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this title.

(5)The commissioner may delegate ministerial and executive functions to agency staff and may employ division heads and any other employees and clerks to perform the duties of the agency.

(6)The commissioner shall adopt an annual budget for operating the Foundation School Program as prescribed by Subsection (c).

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(3), eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(7), eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2, eff. July 19, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.003(2), eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.001, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (S.B. 1365), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.02, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.63(1), eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 64(1), eff. June 20, 2025.