Texas Education Code

§ 21.451 — STAFF DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

ED § 21.451Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. J. STAFF DEVELOPMENT

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(a)The staff development provided by a school district to an educator other than a principal must be:

(1)conducted in accordance with standards developed by the district; and

(2)designed to improve education in the district. (a-1) Section 21.3541 and rules adopted under that section govern the professional development provided to a principal. (a-2) In designing the staff development described by Subsection (a), a school district must use procedures that, to the greatest extent possible, ensure the training included in the staff development:

(1)incorporates proactive instructional planning techniques using a framework that:

(A)provides flexibility in the ways:

(i)information is presented;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (S.B. 451), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 776 (H.B. 1942), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 2186), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 757 (S.B. 1839), Sec. 10, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 18), Sec. 1.05, eff. December 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 159), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2021.