Sec. 21.453. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The staff development account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of gifts, grants, donations, appropriations for the purpose of staff development under this subchapter, and any other money transferred by law to the account. Funds in the account may be used only as provided by this section.
(b) The commissioner may allocate funds from the account to regional education service centers to provide staff development resources to school districts that:
(1) are rated academically unacceptable;
(2) have one or more campuses rated as academically unacceptable; or
(3) are otherwise in need of assistance as indicated by the academic performance of students, as determined by the commissioner.
(c) A school district that receives resources under this section must pay to the commissioner for deposit in the account an amount equal to one-half of the cost of the resources provided to the district.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules governing the allocation and use of funds under this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 3.04, eff. May 31, 2006.
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