Sec. 1301.404.  MANDATORY CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish:
(1)  minimum curriculum standards for continuing education programs and courses for persons who hold a license or endorsement issued under this chapter; and
(2)  minimum qualifications for an instructor of the continuing education programs and courses described by Subdivision (1).
(b)  A person who holds a license or endorsement under this chapter must complete at least six hours of continuing professional education annually to renew the person's license or endorsement. Three of the six hours must be in the subjects of health protection, energy conservation, and water conservation.
(c)  The executive director shall approve:
(1)  a program or course that meets the minimum curriculum standards established by the board under Subsection (a); and
(2)  an instructor who meets the minimum qualifications established by the board under Subsection (a).
(d)  A person may receive credit for participating in a continuing professional education program or course only if the program or course is approved by the executive director.
(e)  A person may complete the continuing professional education requirement of this section through a correspondence course as approved by the executive director.
(f)  The board by rule may exempt certain persons from the requirements of this section if the board determines that the exemption is in the public interest.
(g)  A person who is employed by, under contract with, or engaged as a volunteer by a school or institution of higher education to provide instruction in a career and technology education program described by Section 1301.3542 and provides meaningful course instruction in the program, as determined under rules adopted under Section 1301.407, may renew the person's license and any endorsement without complying with Subsection (b) if the person completes the hours of continuing professional education required by that subsection every three years.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.305(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 636), Sec. 19, eff. May 26, 2021.