Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 100 - CHARTERS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS › Division 5 - CHARTER SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 100.1103 - Training for Chief Executive and Central Administrative Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Training required. Unless exempted under
					 subsection (g) or (h) of this section, a chief executive officer or a central
					 administrative officer, including persons providing management services that
					 include the functions of a chief executive officer or central administrative
					 officer, must complete a training course consisting of 30 instructional hours,
					 excluding breaks, administrative tasks, and other non-instructional time,
					 delivered by a course provider registered under §
											100.1107 of this
					 title (relating to Course Providers). The training course may not use
					 self-instructional materials, unless as otherwise provided.
(b) Timeline for completing training. Except
					 as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a chief executive officer or a
					 central administrative officer must complete the training course required by
					 this section within one calendar year of beginning service in that
					 capacity.
(c) Transition timeline.
					 A person serving as a chief executive officer or central administrative officer
					 on the effective date of this section must complete at least the first 15 hours
					 of the training course required by this section within six months of the
					 effective date of the curriculum outline approved under subsection (e) of this
					 section, and must complete the remaining 15 hours of such training within one
					 year of the effective date of the approved curriculum outline. Training
					 completed prior to the effective date of this section and after September 1,
					 2001, may be counted toward the first 15 hours of the training course required
					 by this section if it meets the requirements of the curriculum outline approved
					 under subsection (e) of this section.
(d) Course content. The training course
					 required by this section shall include the following modules, which accounts
					 for 1,260 minutes (21 hours) of the required 30 hours. The remaining 540
					 minutes (nine hours) of the required 30 hours may be selected from any of these
					 modules:
(1) a module consisting of at least
					 240 minutes of instruction in school law, with special emphasis on Texas
					 Education Code (TEC), Chapter 12, Subchapter D, and this subchapter;
(2) a module consisting of at least 240
					 minutes of instruction in school finance, with special emphasis on accounting
					 for public funds and property, student attendance accounting, fiduciary duties
					 related to state and federal funding, federal funds and property management,
					 grant administration, audit requirements, and capital financing;
(3) a module consisting of at least 120
					 minutes of instruction in health and safety issues, with special emphasis on
					 health and safety codes, ordinances, and other laws applicable to operating a
					 Texas public school; student discipline; safe schools; required reporting of
					 child abuse; and criminal background checks;
(4) a module consisting of at least 240
					 minutes of instruction in accountability requirements related to the use of
					 public funds, with special emphasis on the duties and liabilities of a trustee
					 under Texas law, the shared use of real property for charter and non-charter
					 business, bank depository contracts, capital financing, incidental use of
					 public property by charter holder personnel, and recovery by the commissioner
					 of education of the public property held by a former charter holder;
(5) a module consisting of at least 240
					 minutes of instruction in other requirements relating to accountability to the
					 public, with special emphasis on the administration of statewide assessments;
					 student, staff, financial, and organizational data reporting; dropout
					 reporting; statewide standards for acceptable student performance;
					 charter-specific standards for acceptable student performance; accountability
					 ratings and sanctions under TEC, Chapter 39; and the role of student
					 performance in actions under TEC, §
												12.116
					 and §
												12.1162;
(6) a module consisting of at least 60
					 minutes of instruction in open meetings requirements under Government Code,
					 Chapter 551, with special emphasis on posting the agenda, executive sessions,
					 accessibility of the meeting location to the public, employee board members,
					 and civil and criminal sanctions; and
(7) a module consisting of at least 120
					 minutes of instruction in requirements relating to public records, with special
					 emphasis on the Public Information Act, the Records Retention Act, confidential
					 student records, records in the possession of a management company, and other
					 duties respecting public records.