Sec. 21.464.  PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING COURSE.  (a)  The commissioner shall develop a prekindergarten teacher training course to be offered to prekindergarten teachers employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
(b)  A course provided under this section shall provide instruction in the development and operation of effective prekindergarten classes, including training in:
(1)  the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency;
(2)  effective and systematic instructional techniques for teaching prekindergarten students using the prekindergarten guidelines; and
(3)  designing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum in the classroom.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (H.B. 4), Sec. 8, eff. May 28, 2015.