No, but TEA has rulemaking authority regarding the implementation of Districts of Innovation. Those rules were finalized and went into effect on September 13, 2016.
The Board must notify the Commissioner of the intent to vote on the proposed plan and after approving the plan, the district must notify the Commissioner of that approval along with a list of approved TEC exemptions by completing a form provided by the Agency. The Commissioner is required to maintain information about the statutory exemptions adopted by districts in their innovation plans and must report to the Legislature about those exemptions.