Tex. Education Code § 21.610
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.610, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.610. GRANTS TO FACILITATE PLACEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The agency may enter into an agreement as prescribed by Subsection (b) with a school district described by Section 21.602(2) that first employs as a full-time elementary or secondary school teacher or educational aide after certification a person participating in the program.
(b) An agreement under this section must provide that:
(1) the school district agrees to employ the person full-time for at least two school years at a specified salary in a district school that:
(A) serves a concentration of children who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(B) has an exceptional need for teachers or educational aides, as applicable; and
(2) the state shall pay the district for that person $5,000 each year for not more than two years.
(b) An agreement under this section must provide that:
(1) the school district agrees to employ the person full-time for at least two school years at a specified salary in a district school that:
(A) serves a concentration of children who are educationally disadvantaged; and
(B) has an exceptional need for teachers or educational aides, as applicable; and
(2) the state shall pay the district for that person $5,000 each year for not more than two years.
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