| provided in paragraphs
(1)-(5) of this subsection, which account for 360 minutes (six hours)
of the required eight hours. The remaining 120 minutes (two hours)
of the required eight hours may be selected from any of the following
modules, and can consist of self study:
(1) a module consisting of at least 60 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 90 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 120 combined minutes
of instruction in the following:
(A) 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;
(B) 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
(C) 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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §100.1102 adopted to be effective June 8, 2003, 28 TexReg 4277; amended to be effective April 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 1911; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7295 |
