84R9824 MK-F By: Tinderholt H.B. No. 2040 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to professional development requirements for teachers of gifted and talented students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 21.460 to read as follows: Sec. 21.460. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS. A teacher who provides instruction or services as part of a school's gifted and talented program shall complete six hours of professional development in gifted education specific to the subject in which the teacher provides instruction every five years. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.