- (a) General provisions. The commissioner of education shall develop and make available content training materials and related training required for Educator Preparation Program (EPP) faculty and staff who are responsible for preparing teacher candidates enrolled in any of the Preparing and Retaining Educators Through Partnership (PREP) Preservice Programs under Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.067 and §21.044(i).
(b) Texas Education Agency (TEA) processes for materials development. TEA shall develop EPP training content materials as determined by the commissioner for use in the preparation of candidates being prepared in a PREP Preservice Program. TEA shall develop the materials in the following manner.
- (1) TEA staff will provide regular updates to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) regarding proposed content development or updates and related timelines.
- (2) TEA staff will ensure training content materials will be designed to meet the requirements under TEC, §21.067(b).
- (3) TEA staff will conduct a final review of materials prior to recommending that SBEC take action to require use of the materials in the preparation of teacher candidates in a PREP Preservice Program (TEC, §21.0044(i)(1)).
(c) Training and certification of EPP staff and faculty.
(1) TEA shall develop and provide training to EPP faculty and staff to support EPPs to:
- (A) implement and effectively redeliver the materials described in subsection (b) of this section in the preparation of candidates being prepared through PREP Preservice Programs; and
- (B) implement and effectively deliver the Texas Reading Academies and Math Achievement Academies required for the preparation of certain teacher candidates under TEC, §21.044(i)(2), being prepared through PREP Preservice Programs.
- (2) TEA shall include a faculty certification process within the faculty training described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Source Note:The provisions of this §153.1306 adopted to be effective May 17, 2026, 51 TexReg 3129.