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 100.1105 - Training for Business Managers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Training required. Unless exempted under subsection (g) of this section, a
					 business manager, including persons providing management services that include
					 the functions of a business manager, 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.
(b)
					 Timeline for completing training. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this
					 section, a business manager 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 business manager 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:
(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; this subchapter; and the Financial
					 Accountability System Resource Guide, as adopted by reference in §
												109.41
					 of this title (relating to Financial Accountability System Resource
					 Guide);
(2) a module consisting of
					 at least 480 minutes of instruction in school finance, with special emphasis on
					 the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide, generally accepted
					 accounting principles, student attendance accounting, federal funds and
					 property management, purchasing, grant administration, audit requirements, and
					 capital financing;
(3) a module
					 consisting of at least 20 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;
(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 fiduciary responsibility of 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 160 minutes of instruction in other requirements
					 relating to accountability to the public, with special emphasis on PEIMS
					 reporting, internal management controls, and audit requirements;
(6) a module consisting of at least 20
					 minutes of instruction in open meetings requirements under Government Code,
					 Chapter 551, with special emphasis on adopting and amending the budget;
					 and
(7) a module consisting of at
					 least 40 minutes of instruction in requirements relating to public records,
					 with special emphasis on recordkeeping required by generally accepted
					 accounting principles and applicable law.