{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.602","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.","body":"The agency shall establish a program to:\n(1) assist persons in obtaining certification in this state as elementary or secondary school teachers or educational aides; and\n(2) facilitate the employment of those persons by school districts in this state that:\n(A) receive grants under 20 U.S.C. Section 6311 et seq. and its subsequent amendments on the basis of having in the district concentrations of children who are educationally disadvantaged; and\n(B) have a shortage of:\n(i) qualified teachers, particularly science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering teachers; or\n(ii) educational aides.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER M. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"622981b6235c18bc0664c081962c312f00c40dd759d6c7d84758055595cb3f7e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}