Sec. 30A.111.  TEACHER AND INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  Each teacher of an electronic course offered by a school district or open-enrollment charter school through the state virtual school network must:
(1)  be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, to teach that course and grade level; and
(2)  successfully complete the appropriate professional development course provided under Section 30A.112(a) or 30A.1121 before teaching an electronic course offered through the network.
(b)  The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for verifying successful completion by a teacher of the appropriate professional development course required by Subsection (a)(2).
(c)  The commissioner by rule shall establish qualifications and professional development requirements applicable to college instructors providing instruction in dual credit courses through the state virtual school network that allow a student to earn high school credit and college credit or other credit.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2009.