Sec. 30A.1121.  ALTERNATIVE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), a course provider may provide professional development courses to teachers seeking to become authorized to teach electronic courses provided through the state virtual school network.  A course provider may provide a professional development course that is approved under Subsection (b) to any interested teacher, regardless of the teacher's employer.
(b)  The agency shall review each professional development course sought to be provided by a course provider under Subsection (a) to determine if the course meets the quality standards established under Section 30A.113.  If a course meets those standards, the course provider may provide the course for purposes of enabling a teacher to comply with Section 30A.111(a)(2).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1386 (H.B. 1926), Sec. 20, eff. June 14, 2013.