| (a) Procedures adopted by the Texas Education Agency
(TEA) staff require all pre-approved and all other continuing professional
education (CPE) providers or sponsors to register with the State Board
for Educator Certification (SBEC) by submitting the relevant sections
of the provider registration form designated by the TEA staff in order
to accomplish any or all of the following, as applicable:
(1) notify the TEA staff of the intent to offer CPE
activities;
(2) affirm compliance with all applicable statutes
and rules;
(3) prohibit discrimination in the provision of CPE
activities to any certified educator;
(4) document that each CPE activity:
(A) complies with applicable SBEC rules codified in
the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7;
(B) contributes to the advancement of professional
knowledge and skills identified by standards adopted by the SBEC for
each certificate;
(C) is developed and presented by persons who are appropriately
knowledgeable in the subject matter of the training being offered;
and
(D) specifies the content under §232.11 of this
title (relating to Number and Content of Required Continuing Professional
Education Hours) and number of creditable CPE clock-hours; and
(5) on a biennial or more frequent basis, conduct a
comprehensive, in-depth self-study to assess the CPE needs and priorities
of educators served by the provider as well as the quality of the
CPE activities offered.
(b) At the conclusion of each activity offered for
CPE credit, the provider or sponsor must provide to each educator
in attendance written documentation listing, at a minimum, the provider's
name and provider number, the educator's name, the date and content
of the activity, and the number of clock-hours that count toward satisfying
CPE requirements.
(c) All providers are required to maintain a list of
CPE activities provided that includes a list of attendees, the date
and content of the activity, and the number of clock-hours that count
toward satisfying CPE requirements.
(d) The failure of the TEA staff to approve a provider
or sponsor does not entitle that provider or sponsor to a contested-case
hearing before the SBEC or a person designated by the SBEC to conduct
contested-case hearings.
(e) The TEA staff shall develop procedures to receive
and investigate complaints against a provider or sponsor alleging
noncompliance with this section. If the investigation determines that
the provider or sponsor is operating in violation of any applicable
provision of state law or rule, the TEA staff may withdraw the approval
granted under this section to the provider or sponsor.
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