Joint Advisory Board

The Joint Advisory Board was created through Commissioner's rule (Texas Administrative Code §95.1001) to oversee the operations of the ERCs.

The Joint Advisory Board consists of the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Higher Education, and 10 experts in education or educational research.

The responsibilities of the Joint Advisory Board include:

• Review, approve, and exercise oversight of ERC-conducted research projects that use data contained in the ERC data warehouse
• Review the operations of the ERCs
• Review research projects requested of an ERC by the Texas Education Agency or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.