Tex. Education Code § 56.503
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 56.503, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 56.503. ELIGIBLE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS.
Official statutory text
To be eligible to participate in the scholarship program, an educator preparation program must:
(1) be operated by an eligible institution;
(2) provide a structured system of support to assist scholarship recipients to successfully complete the educator preparation program;
(3) require additional hours of field-based experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(4) require additional hours of clinical teaching experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(5) provide or facilitate opportunities for scholarship recipients to participate in learning opportunities beyond the university classroom setting; and
(6) comply with other eligibility criteria established by coordinating board rule.
(1) be operated by an eligible institution;
(2) provide a structured system of support to assist scholarship recipients to successfully complete the educator preparation program;
(3) require additional hours of field-based experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(4) require additional hours of clinical teaching experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(5) provide or facilitate opportunities for scholarship recipients to participate in learning opportunities beyond the university classroom setting; and
(6) comply with other eligibility criteria established by coordinating board rule.
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