Tex. Education Code § 21.602
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.602, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.602. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Official statutory text
The agency shall establish a program to:
(1) assist persons in obtaining certification in this state as elementary or secondary school teachers or educational aides; and
(2) facilitate the employment of those persons by school districts in this state that:
(A) receive grants under 20 U.S.C. Section 6311 et seq. and its subsequent amendments on the basis of having in the district concentrations of children who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(B) have a shortage of:
(i) qualified teachers, particularly science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering teachers; or
(ii) educational aides.
(1) assist persons in obtaining certification in this state as elementary or secondary school teachers or educational aides; and
(2) facilitate the employment of those persons by school districts in this state that:
(A) receive grants under 20 U.S.C. Section 6311 et seq. and its subsequent amendments on the basis of having in the district concentrations of children who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(B) have a shortage of:
(i) qualified teachers, particularly science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering teachers; or
(ii) educational aides.
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