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 100.1102 - Training for Members of Governing Bodies of Charter Holder and School

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Training required. Unless exempted under
					 subsection (g) or (h) of this section, a member of the governing body of a
					 charter holder or a member of the governing body of a charter school must
					 complete a training course consisting of 12 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 member of the governing body
					 of a charter holder or a member of the governing body of a charter school must
					 complete the training course required by this section within one calendar year
					 of appointment or election to such governing body.
(c) Transition timeline. A member serving on
					 the governing body of a charter holder or the governing body of a charter
					 school on the effective date of this section must complete at least the first
					 six 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 six 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 six 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 540 minutes (nine hours) of the required 12 hours. The remaining 180
					 minutes (three hours) of the required 12 hours may be selected from any of
					 these modules:
(1) a module consisting of at
					 least 150 minutes of instruction in basic school law, with special emphasis on
					 corporate director duties and liabilities, non-delegable duties, nepotism,
					 conflicts of interest, management companies, appropriate roles concerning
					 internal and external audits, and the legal requirements specific to members of
					 the governing body of a charter holder;
(2) a module consisting of at least 60
					 minutes of instruction in basic 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 the
					 financial duties specific to the members of the governing body of a charter
					 holder;
(3) a module consisting of
					 at least 30 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 120
					 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 60
					 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 Texas Education Code (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 60
					 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.