{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.101","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"teacher\" means a principal, supervisor, classroom teacher, school counselor, or other full-time professional employee who is required to hold a certificate issued under Subchapter B or a nurse. The term does not include a superintendent or a person who is not entitled to a probationary, continuing, or term contract under Section 21.002, an existing contract, or district policy.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER C. PROBATIONARY CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"6f93887617724b2e9836bd7036b2d6039a3d20754a86acba4b1b4fe2cd311914","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.067","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}