SECTION 101.5001. Testing Calendar

(a) In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.0812, the commissioner of education shall determine the school week during the school year in which the primary administrations of assessment instruments are administered. The primary administrations of assessments occur during the first week of each testing window when assessments are scheduled for the state. For the purpose of scheduling assessment instruments during the primary administration week under TEC, §39.023(a) and (c), the first instructional day of a week is Monday.

(b) Through publication on the Texas Education Agency website, the commissioner shall provide the University Interscholastic League (UIL) with a three-year calendar of dates, beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, reserved for testing on or before May 1 of the year preceding the three-year cycle of reserved testing dates.

(c) The commissioner may change the dates reserved for testing as necessary. The commissioner shall notify the UIL of any changes to the schedule for the primary administrations of the statewide assessments.

(d) If a change to the primary administration testing calendar creates a scheduling conflict between a UIL area, regional, or state competition and the statewide assessments, the commissioner shall determine whether those UIL events must be cancelled or rescheduled.

Source Note: The provisions of this §101.5001 adopted to be effective April 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 2858; amended to be effective November 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 6879; amended to be effective October 13, 2020, 45 TexReg 7249; amended to be effective January 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 45