# Tex. Education Code § 39.001: RULES; ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 39.001
- **Heading:** RULES; ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.001

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 39.001 § 39.001. RULES; ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.002 § 39.002. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.003 § 39.003. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.004 § 39.004. CONDUCT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.005 § 39.005. HEARING FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.006 § 39.006. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.007 § 39.007. JUDICIAL APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.008 § 39.008. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.009 § 39.009. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS; LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.021 § 39.021. ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.021.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.022 § 39.022. INSTRUCTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.022.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.023 § 39.023. ADOPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.023.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.024 § 39.024. MEASURE OF COLLEGE READINESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.024.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 39.025 § 39.025. SECONDARY-LEVEL PERFORMANCE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C39_S39.025.md)

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