Texas Education Code
§ 21.459 — BIBLE COURSE TRAINING
ED § 21.459Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. J. STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioner shall develop and make available training materials and other teacher training resources for a school district to use in assisting teachers of elective Bible courses in developing:
(1)expertise in the appropriate Bible course curriculum;
(2)understanding of applicable supreme court rulings and current constitutional law regarding how Bible courses are to be taught in public schools objectively as a part of a secular program of education;
(3)understanding of how to present the Bible in an objective, academic manner that neither promotes nor disparages religion, nor is taught from a particular sectarian point of view;
(4)proficiency in instructional approaches that present course material in a manner that respects all faiths and religious traditions, while favoring none; and
(5)expertise in how to avoid devotional content or proselytizing in the classroom.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 1287), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.