Tex. Educ. Code § 21.503 · Subchapter K. TEXAS TROOPS TO TEACHERS PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person is eligible for the program if the person:
(1) has served in the armed forces of the United States;
(2) is honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty on or after October 1, 1990, after at least six years of continuous active duty service immediately before the discharge, retirement, or release;
(3) has received a baccalaureate or advanced degree from a public or private institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a nationally recognized accreditation board; and
(4) satisfies any other criteria for selection jointly prescribed by the agency and the State Board for Educator Certification.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 2.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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