19 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.1115 - Training Requirements for Governing Board Members and Officers

(a) Training required. All governing board members or officers of a charter school must complete all applicable training requirements under §§ 100.1117, 100.1119, and 100.1121 of this title (relating to Core Training for New Governing Board Members and Officers; Additional Training for New Governing Board Members and Officers; and Continuing Training for Governing Board Members and Officers), unless otherwise exempted by subsection (e) of this section.

(b) Instructional hours. All training requirements in this division are expressed as instructional hours, meaning they exclude time spent for breaks, administrative tasks, and other non-instructional tasks.

(c) Training providers. All training must be delivered by a training provider registered under § 100.1125 of this title (relating to Training Providers).

(d) Training delivery. Unless otherwise specified by curriculum outlines disseminated by the commissioner of education under § 100.1117 or § 100.1119 of this title, training may be provided through online instruction by an authorized training provider, provided that the training offers an opportunity for interaction with the instructor in real time or incorporates interactive activities that assess learning and provide feedback to the learner.

(e) Exemptions.

(1) A member of the governing body of a charter holder who serves on the governing body of a governmental entity or an institution of higher education as defined under Texas Education Code, § 61.003, is exempt from the training required by this section if, by virtue of such service, the member is subject to other mandatory training and the members of the governing body of the charter school operated by the charter holder comply with this section.

(2) A central administrative officer is exempt from the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of a standard superintendent certificate, or its lifetime equivalent, issued by the State Board for Educator Certification and all other officers of the charter school comply with this division.

(3) A campus administrative officer is exempt from the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of a standard principal certificate, or its lifetime equivalent, issued by the State Board for Educator Certification, and all other officers of the charter school comply with this division.

(4) A business manager is exempt from:

(A) the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of one or more of the following credentials issued by the Texas Association of School Business Officials, and if all other officers of the charter school comply with this division:

(i) Registered Texas School Business Administrator;

(ii) Certified Texas School Business Official;

(iii) Certified Texas School Business Specialist;

(iv) Certified Texas School Business Administrator; or

(v) Charter School Business Officer Certification; and

(B) any single part of required training, if:

(i) the business manager is a certified public accountant (CPA) registered in good standing with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; and

(ii) the subject matter of the module of required training is covered by the Uniform CPA Examination administered by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Notes

19 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.1115

The provisions of this §100.1115 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3110; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 39, September 27, 2024, TexReg 7891, eff. 10/2/2024