Tex. Education Code § 30B.053
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 30B.053, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 30B.053. RIGHTS OF TEACHERS REGARDING HYBRID AND VIRTUAL COURSES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not require a classroom teacher to provide both virtual instruction and in-person instruction for a course offered under this chapter during the same class period. The commissioner may waive the requirements of this subsection for courses included in the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002.
(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a requirement that a classroom teacher simulcast the teacher's in-person instruction provided that the teacher is not required to interact with students observing the instruction virtually.
(b) A classroom teacher may not provide instruction for a hybrid or virtual course offered under this chapter unless:
(1) the teacher has received appropriate professional development in hybrid or virtual instruction, as determined by the school district or open-enrollment charter school at which the teacher is employed; or
(2) the district or school has determined that the teacher has sufficient previous experience to not require the professional development described by Subdivision (1).
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not directly or indirectly coerce any classroom teacher hired to provide in-person instruction to agree to an assignment to teach a hybrid or virtual course.
(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a requirement that a classroom teacher simulcast the teacher's in-person instruction provided that the teacher is not required to interact with students observing the instruction virtually.
(b) A classroom teacher may not provide instruction for a hybrid or virtual course offered under this chapter unless:
(1) the teacher has received appropriate professional development in hybrid or virtual instruction, as determined by the school district or open-enrollment charter school at which the teacher is employed; or
(2) the district or school has determined that the teacher has sufficient previous experience to not require the professional development described by Subdivision (1).
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not directly or indirectly coerce any classroom teacher hired to provide in-person instruction to agree to an assignment to teach a hybrid or virtual course.
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