(a) The State Board for Educator Certification hereby adopts the appraiser qualifications, required appraiser training, and criteria for acceptable appraiser performance under the recommended teacher appraisal system and the recommended principal appraisal system, as established by the commissioner of education in Chapter 150 of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Appraisal).
(b) Training of appraisers shall be provided in accordance with the rules established by the commissioner of education in Chapter 150 of this title. The providers of such training are responsible for verifying completion of the training. The regional education service center designated by the commissioner to serve as the appraiser certification provider for the state is responsible for maintaining documentation and for issuing certification to individuals who have completed training to appraise teachers or principals.
(c) A school district using the commissioner-recommended appraisal process for administrators other than principals shall comply with §150.1022(c) of this title (relating to Commissioner-Recommended Administrator Appraisal Process: Procedures) and §244.3 of this title (relating to Training for Appraisers of Educators in School Districts Using Locally-Developed Educator Appraisal Systems).

Source Note: The provisions of this §244.2 adopted to be effective March 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 1022; amended to be effective October 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 9507; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 9291