Section 807.81 - Instructor Qualifications(a) The instructor shall be of good reputation and shall not be a current student in the same or similar course of instruction, as determined by the Agency, in which the instructor teaches.(b) Instructors shall possess and affirm on forms provided by the Agency that the instructor has one of the following qualifications that applies to the subject area to be taught. In such cases where the practical experience is gained on a seasonal basis as an industry standard, the season of at least three full calendar months of experience shall be considered as one year of experience. (1) The instructor has a master's degree or higherthat:(A) includes satisfactory completion of six semester credit hours or eight quarter credit hours in the subject to be taught;(B) includes satisfactory completion of three semester credit hours or four quarter credit hours in the subject area and one year of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school, if the subject to be taught is in a technical field;(C) includes satisfactory completion of three semester credit hours, or four quarter credit hours in the subject area to be taught, if the subject to be taught is in a nontechnical field; or(D) is supplemented by one year of related practical experience in the subject to be taught within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school, if the subject to be taught is in a nontechnical field.(2) The instructor has a bachelor's degree that:(A) includes satisfactory completion of nine semester hours or 12 quarter hours related to the subject area to be taught;(B) includes satisfactory completion of six semester credit hours or eight quarter credit hours in the subject area to be taught and one year of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school, if the subject to be taught is in a technical field;(C) includes satisfactory completion of three semester credit hours or four quarter credit hours in the subject area and one year of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school, if the subject to be taught is in a nontechnical field; or(D) is supplemented by two years of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school.(3) The instructor has an associate degree that:(A) includes satisfactory completion of nine semester credit hours or 12 quarter hours in the subject area to be taught and two years of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school; or(B) is supplemented by three years of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school.(4) The instructor has a secondary education that includes a certificate of completion from a recognized postsecondary school for a program with course time of at least 900 hours in a relevant course area and four years of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school; or(5) The instructor has proof of satisfactory completion of secondary education and five years of related practical experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school.(c) In addition to the other applicable requirements for instructors, including the good reputation requirement, the following qualifications apply to the specific instructors listed in this subsection.(1) The Agency requires that a court reporting instructor of only machine shorthand theory and speedbuilding shall have: (A) an associate degree or higher and certificate of completion of machine shorthand theory requirements in an accredited court reporting program;(B) an associate degree in court reporting from any state-recognized school;(C) a Registered Professional Reporter or Certified Shorthand Reporter certification from any state; or(D) a certificate of completion of a court reporting program from a state-certified school.(2) The Agency requires that a court procedures and technology instructor shall have: (A) a Registered Professional Reporter or Certified Shorthand Reporter certification; and(B) one year of court reporting experience.(3) The Agency requires that a modeling instructor shall have, at a minimum: (A) a secondary education and certificate of completion from a modeling program of at least 45 hours of course time from a state recognized school and at least five verifiable paid modeling jobs completed within the past five years; or(B) a secondary education and at least ten verifiable paid modeling jobs completed within the past five years.(4) The Agency requires that a truck driving instructor shall have, at a minimum: (A) a secondary education;(B) certified proof of successful completion of course time of 40 hours in safety education and driver training as required by this chapter; and(C) three years of full-time tractor trailer driving experience within the ten years immediately preceding employment by the school.(5) The Agency requires that a bartending instructor shall be certified by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as having completed the required seller training program. (d) The director shall ensure that an instructor applicant demonstrates sufficient language proficiency to teach the class for which the instructor is applying to teach.(e) For those instructors who return to the school prior to one full year of absence, and who will be teaching the same subjects as previously approved, the school shall document the leave and reinstatement dates in the instructor's personnel file. When an instructor begins teaching new subjects or the absence was more than one year, the school shall submit a new application to the Agency.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 807.81
The provisions of this §807.81 adopted to be effective August 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 8479; amended to be effective February 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 1651; amended to be effective August 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; amended to be effective December 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 11392; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 47, November 25, 2022, TexReg 7923, eff. 11/28/2022