Tex. Educ. Code § 21.905 · Subchapter R. PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP ALTERNATIVE PRESERVICE PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioner shall establish the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Alternative Preservice Program as a partnership preservice program to enable qualified educator preparation programs, as determined by the commissioner, that meet the preservice alternative teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04423 to form partnerships with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to help prepare candidates for an intern with preservice experience certificate or standard certificate.
(b) The program must be designed to:
(1) meet the requirements of a partnership preservice program under Section 21.902; and
(2) allow a teacher candidate to satisfy the preservice alternative teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04423(1).
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the alternative partnership preservice program shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(3) to provide compensation to:
(1) teacher candidates for preservice practice hours at the district or school in an amount of at least $3,000 for salary; and
(2) cooperating teachers who are paired with teacher candidates at the district or school in an amount of at least $1,000.
(d) In addition to the amount provided by Subsection (c)(1), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide compensation to teacher candidates in any amount above the amount provided by that subdivision for salary using money received under Section 48.157 or from any other available source.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.17, eff. June 20, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.04423ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION.Printed as Section 21.04423 | Section 21.04423(1)
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.902PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PRESERVICE PROGRAMS.Printed as Section 21.902
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.157PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.Printed as Section 48.157 | Section 48.157(b)(3)
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Educ. Code § 21.905. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.901DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 21.905
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.157PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.Printed as Section 21.905
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.310ALLOTMENT FOR COMPLETION OF TEACHER LITERACY OR MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIES.Printed as Section 21.902, 21.903, 21.904, or 21.905
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