Tex. Education Code § 21.453
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.453, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 21.453. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.