Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers

Section 21.0441. Admission Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.0441. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a) Rules...

Section 21.0442. Educator Preparation Program for Probationary and Standard Trade and Industrial Workforce Training Certificates - Sec. 21.0442. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONARY AND STANDARD TRADE...

Section 21.0443. Educator Preparation Program Approval and Renewal - Sec. 21.0443. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM APPROVAL AND RENEWAL. (a) The...

Section 21.045. Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.045. ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a) The...

Section 21.0451. Sanctions Under Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.0451. SANCTIONS UNDER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS....

Section 21.0452. Consumer Information Regarding Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.0452. CONSUMER INFORMATION REGARDING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a) To...

Section 21.0453. Information for Candidates for Teacher Certification - Sec. 21.0453. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION. (a) The...

Section 21.0454. Risk Factors for Educator Preparation Programs; Risk-Assessment Model - Sec. 21.0454. RISK FACTORS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS; RISK-ASSESSMENT MODEL....

Section 21.0455. Complaints Regarding Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.0455. COMPLAINTS REGARDING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a) The board...

Section 21.046. Qualifications for Certification as Superintendent or Principal - Sec. 21.046. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SUPERINTENDENT OR PRINCIPAL. (a)...

Section 21.047. Centers for Professional Development of Teachers - Sec. 21.047. CENTERS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS. (a) The...

Section 21.048. Certification Examinations - Sec. 21.048. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS. (a) The board shall propose rules...

Section 21.0485. Certification to Teach Students With Visual Impairments - Sec. 21.0485. CERTIFICATION TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. (a)...

Section 21.0486. Technology Applications Certification - Sec. 21.0486. TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS CERTIFICATION. A person who holds a...

Section 21.0487. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Teacher Certification - Sec. 21.0487. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS TEACHER CERTIFICATION. (a)...

Section 21.0488. Trades and Industries Education Certification for Military Personnel - Sec. 21.0488. TRADES AND INDUSTRIES EDUCATION CERTIFICATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL....

Section 21.0489. Early Childhood Certification - Sec. 21.0489. EARLY CHILDHOOD CERTIFICATION. (a) To ensure that there...

Section 21.04891. Bilingual Special Education Certification - Sec. 21.04891. BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION. (a) In this section,...

Section 21.049. Alternative Certification - Sec. 21.049. ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION. (a) To provide a continuing additional...

Section 21.0491. Probationary and Standard Trade and Industrial Workforce Training Certificates - Sec. 21.0491. PROBATIONARY AND STANDARD TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE TRAINING...

Section 21.050. Academic Degree Required for Teaching Certificate; Field-Based Experience or Internship - Sec. 21.050. ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIRED FOR TEACHING CERTIFICATE; FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE...

Section 21.051. Rules Regarding Field-Based Experience and Options for Field Experience and Internships - Sec. 21.051. RULES REGARDING FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE AND OPTIONS FOR FIELD...

Section 21.052. Certification of Educators From Outside the State - Sec. 21.052. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE. (a)...

Section 21.053. Presentation and Recording of Certificates - Sec. 21.053. PRESENTATION AND RECORDING OF CERTIFICATES. (a) A person...

Section 21.054. Continuing Education - Sec. 21.054. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board shall propose rules...

Section 21.0541. Continuing Education Credit for Instruction Related to Use of Automated External Defibrillator - Sec. 21.0541. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR INSTRUCTION RELATED TO USE...

Section 21.0543. Continuing Education Credit for Instruction Related to Digital Technology - Sec. 21.0543. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR INSTRUCTION RELATED TO DIGITAL...

Section 21.055. School District Teaching Permit - Sec. 21.055. SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHING PERMIT. (a) As provided by...

Section 21.056. Additional Certification - Sec. 21.056. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION. The board by rule shall provide...

Section 21.057. Parental Notification - Sec. 21.057. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. (a) A school district that assigns...

Section 21.058. Revocation of Certificate and Termination of Employment Based on Conviction of or Placement on Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision for Certain Offenses - Sec. 21.058. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BASED...

Section 21.0581. Revocation for Assisting Person Who Engaged in Sexual Misconduct Obtain Employment - Sec. 21.0581. REVOCATION FOR ASSISTING PERSON WHO ENGAGED IN SEXUAL...

Section 21.0585. Notice to Agency Regarding Revocation of Certificate or Permit for Certain Misconduct - Sec. 21.0585. NOTICE TO AGENCY REGARDING REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OR...

Section 21.059. Extension of Certain Deadlines for Active Duty Military Personnel - Sec. 21.059. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY...

Section 21.060. Eligibility of Persons Convicted of Certain Offenses - Sec. 21.060. ELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES. The...

Section 21.061. Review and Updating of Educator Preparation Programs - Sec. 21.061. REVIEW AND UPDATING OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. The...

Section 21.062. Issuance of Subpoenas - Sec. 21.062. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS. (a) During an investigation by...

Section 21.063. Teacher Designations on Certificate - Sec. 21.063. TEACHER DESIGNATIONS ON CERTIFICATE. The board shall place...

Section 21.064. Legacy Master Teacher Certifications - Sec. 21.064. LEGACY MASTER TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS. (a) The board shall...

Section 21.065. Notice to Teacher Regarding Suspension of Certificate or Permit - Sec. 21.065. NOTICE TO TEACHER REGARDING SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE OR...

Subchapter C. Probationary Contracts

Section 21.101. Definition - Sec. 21.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "teacher" means a principal,...

Section 21.102. Probationary Contract - Sec. 21.102. PROBATIONARY CONTRACT. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 21.103. Probationary Contract: Termination - Sec. 21.103. PROBATIONARY CONTRACT: TERMINATION. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 21.104. Discharge During Year or Suspension Without Pay Under Probationary Contract - Sec. 21.104. DISCHARGE DURING YEAR OR SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY UNDER...

Section 21.1041. Hearing Under Probationary Contract - Sec. 21.1041. HEARING UNDER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT. A teacher is entitled...

Section 21.105. Resignations Under Probationary Contract - Sec. 21.105. RESIGNATIONS UNDER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT. (a) A teacher employed...

Section 21.106. Return to Probationary Status - Sec. 21.106. RETURN TO PROBATIONARY STATUS. (a) In lieu of...

Subchapter D. Continuing Contracts

Section 21.151. Definition - Sec. 21.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "teacher" has the meaning...

Section 21.152. Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.152. CONTINUING CONTRACT. A continuing contract must be in...

Section 21.153. Conversion of Probationary Contract to Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.153. CONVERSION OF PROBATIONARY CONTRACT TO CONTINUING CONTRACT. (a)...

Section 21.154. Status Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.154. STATUS UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. Each teacher employed under...

Section 21.155. Administrative Personnel Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.155. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. The district may...

Section 21.156. Discharge or Suspension Without Pay Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.156. DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT....

Section 21.157. Necessary Reduction of Personnel - Sec. 21.157. NECESSARY REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL. A teacher employed under...

Section 21.158. Notice Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.158. NOTICE UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. (a) Before a teacher...

Section 21.159. Hearing Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.159. HEARING UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. (a) If the teacher...

Section 21.160. Resignation Under Continuing Contract - Sec. 21.160. RESIGNATION UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. (a) A teacher employed...

Subchapter E. Term Contracts

Section 21.201. Definitions - Sec. 21.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Teacher" means a...

Section 21.202. Probationary Contract Required - Sec. 21.202. PROBATIONARY CONTRACT REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 21.203. Employment Policies - Sec. 21.203. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 21.204. Term Contract - Sec. 21.204. TERM CONTRACT. (a) A term contract must be...

Section 21.205. Term of Contract - Sec. 21.205. TERM OF CONTRACT. Once a teacher has completed...

Section 21.206. Notice of Contract Renewal or Nonrenewal - Sec. 21.206. NOTICE OF CONTRACT RENEWAL OR NONRENEWAL. (a) Not...

Section 21.207. Hearing Under Term Contract - Sec. 21.207. HEARING UNDER TERM CONTRACT. (a) If the teacher...

Section 21.208. Decision of Board - Sec. 21.208. DECISION OF BOARD. (a) If the teacher does...

Section 21.209. Appeal - Sec. 21.209. APPEAL. A teacher who is aggrieved by a...

Section 21.210. Resignation Under Term Contract - Sec. 21.210. RESIGNATION UNDER TERM CONTRACT. (a) A teacher employed...

Section 21.211. Termination or Suspension - Sec. 21.211. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 21.212. Applicability of Subchapter to Superintendents - Sec. 21.212. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO SUPERINTENDENTS. (a) The board...

Section 21.213. Nonapplicability of Subchapter - Sec. 21.213. NONAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as provided by Section...

Subchapter F. Hearings Before Hearing Examiners

Section 21.251. Applicability - Sec. 21.251. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies if a teacher...

Section 21.252. Certification of Hearing Examiners - Sec. 21.252. CERTIFICATION OF HEARING EXAMINERS. (a) The State Board...

Section 21.253. Request for Hearing - Sec. 21.253. REQUEST FOR HEARING. (a) A teacher must file...

Section 21.254. Assignment of Hearing Examiner - Sec. 21.254. ASSIGNMENT OF HEARING EXAMINER. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.255. Hearings Before Hearing Examiner - Sec. 21.255. HEARINGS BEFORE HEARING EXAMINER. (a) The hearing examiner...

Section 21.256. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 21.256. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) A hearing under this...

Section 21.257. Recommendation of Hearing Examiner - Sec. 21.257. RECOMMENDATION OF HEARING EXAMINER. (a) Not later than...

Section 21.258. Consideration of Recommendation by Board of Trustees or Board Subcommittee - Sec. 21.258. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR...

Section 21.259. Decision of Board of Trustees or Board Subcommittee - Sec. 21.259. DECISION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE....

Section 21.260. Recording of Board Meeting and Announcement - Sec. 21.260. RECORDING OF BOARD MEETING AND ANNOUNCEMENT. A certified...

Subchapter G. Appeals to Commissioner of Education

Section 21.301. Appeal to Commissioner - Sec. 21.301. APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER. (a) Not later than the...

Section 21.302. Evidentiary Hearing Before Commissioner - Sec. 21.302. EVIDENTIARY HEARING BEFORE COMMISSIONER. (a) If a party...

Section 21.303. Determination by Commissioner - Sec. 21.303. DETERMINATION BY COMMISSIONER. (a) If the board of...

Section 21.304. Decision of Commissioner - Sec. 21.304. DECISION OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner's decision must...

Section 21.3041. Rehearing by Commissioner - Sec. 21.3041. REHEARING BY COMMISSIONER. (a) Not later than the...

Section 21.305. Costs on Appeal to Commissioner - Sec. 21.305. COSTS ON APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER. (a) If a...

Section 21.306. Ex Parte Communications Prohibited - Sec. 21.306. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED. The commissioner and the...

Section 21.307. Judicial Appeals - Sec. 21.307. JUDICIAL APPEALS. (a) Either party may appeal the...

Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives

Section 21.351. Recommended Appraisal Process and Performance Criteria - Sec. 21.351. RECOMMENDED APPRAISAL PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. (a) The...

Section 21.352. Local Role - Sec. 21.352. LOCAL ROLE. (a) In appraising teachers, each school...

Section 21.3521. Local Optional Teacher Designation System - Sec. 21.3521. LOCAL OPTIONAL TEACHER DESIGNATION SYSTEM. (a) Subject to...

Section 21.353. Appraisal on Basis of Classroom Teaching Performance - Sec. 21.353. APPRAISAL ON BASIS OF CLASSROOM TEACHING PERFORMANCE. A...

Section 21.354. Appraisal of Certain Administrators - Sec. 21.354. APPRAISAL OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATORS. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.3541. Appraisal and Professional Development System for Principals - Sec. 21.3541. APPRAISAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR PRINCIPALS. (a)...

Section 21.355. Confidentiality - Sec. 21.355. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) A document evaluating the performance of...

Section 21.356. Evaluation of School Counselors - Sec. 21.356. EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS. The commissioner shall develop...

Section 21.357. Performance Incentives - Sec. 21.357. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES. (a) The commissioner shall design an...

Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits

Section 21.401. Minimum Service Required - Sec. 21.401. MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED. (a) A contract between a...

Section 21.402. Minimum Salary Schedule for Certain Professional Staff - Sec. 21.402. MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL STAFF. (a)...

Section 21.4021. Furloughs - Sec. 21.4021. FURLOUGHS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 21.401 and subject to...

Section 21.4022. Required Process for Development of Furlough Program or Other Salary Reduction Proposal - Sec. 21.4022. REQUIRED PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURLOUGH PROGRAM OR...

Section 21.403. Placement on Minimum Salary Schedule - Sec. 21.403. PLACEMENT ON MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE. (a) A teacher,...

Section 21.4031. Professional Staff Service Records - Sec. 21.4031. PROFESSIONAL STAFF SERVICE RECORDS. (a) In this section:...

Section 21.4032. Reductions in Salaries of Classroom Teachers and Administrators - Sec. 21.4032. REDUCTIONS IN SALARIES OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS....

Section 21.404. Planning and Preparation Time - Sec. 21.404. PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME. Each classroom teacher is...

Section 21.405. Duty-Free Lunch - Sec. 21.405. DUTY-FREE LUNCH. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 21.406. Denial of Compensation Based on Absence for Religious Observance Prohibited - Sec. 21.406. DENIAL OF COMPENSATION BASED ON ABSENCE FOR RELIGIOUS...

Section 21.407. Requiring or Coercing Teachers to Join Groups, Clubs, Committees, or Organizations: Political Affairs - Sec. 21.407. REQUIRING OR COERCING TEACHERS TO JOIN GROUPS, CLUBS,...

Section 21.408. Right to Join or Not to Join Professional Association - Sec. 21.408. RIGHT TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN PROFESSIONAL...

Section 21.409. Leave of Absence for Temporary Disability - Sec. 21.409. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY. (a) Each...

Section 21.414. Classroom Supply Reimbursement Program - Sec. 21.414. CLASSROOM SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.415. Employment Contracts - Sec. 21.415. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. (a) A school district shall provide...

Subchapter J. Staff Development

Section 21.451. Staff Development Requirements - Sec. 21.451. STAFF DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The staff development provided...

Section 21.4511. Professional Development Activities for Teachers and Administrators - Sec. 21.4511. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. (a)...

Section 21.4513. Professional Development Requirements Audit - Sec. 21.4513. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS AUDIT. (a) Using only available...

Section 21.4514. Continuing Education and Training Clearinghouse; Advisory Group - Sec. 21.4514. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING CLEARINGHOUSE; ADVISORY GROUP. (a)...

Section 21.4515. Annual Adoption of Professional Development Policy - Sec. 21.4515. ANNUAL ADOPTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY. (a) The...

Section 21.452. Developmental Leaves of Absence - Sec. 21.452. DEVELOPMENTAL LEAVES OF ABSENCE. (a) The board of...

Section 21.453. Staff Development Account - Sec. 21.453. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The staff development account...

Section 21.4551. Teacher Reading Academies - Sec. 21.4551. TEACHER READING ACADEMIES. Without reference to the amendment...

Section 21.4552. Teacher Literacy Achievement Academies - Sec. 21.4552. TEACHER LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIES. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.4553. Teacher Mathematics Achievement Academies - Sec. 21.4553. TEACHER MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMIES. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.4555. Civics Training Program - Sec. 21.4555. CIVICS TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) To facilitate the teaching...

Section 21.4556. Civics Training Program Advisory Board - Sec. 21.4556. CIVICS TRAINING PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The commissioner...

Section 21.456. Science Training - Sec. 21.456. SCIENCE TRAINING. (a) The commissioner shall develop and...

Section 21.457. Training for Teachers of Emergent Bilingual Students - Sec. 21.457. TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF EMERGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS. The...

Section 21.4571. Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System Training - Sec. 21.4571. TEXAS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM TRAINING. (a)...

Section 21.458. Mentors - Sec. 21.458. MENTORS. (a) Each school district may assign a...

Section 21.459. Bible Course Training - Sec. 21.459. BIBLE COURSE TRAINING. (a) The commissioner shall develop...

Section 21.462. Resources Regarding Students With Mental Health or Substance Abuse Conditions - Sec. 21.462. RESOURCES REGARDING STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE...

Section 21.464. Prekindergarten Teacher Training Course - Sec. 21.464. PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING COURSE. (a) The commissioner shall...

Section 21.465. Autism Training - Sec. 21.465. AUTISM TRAINING. (a) A school district may provide...

Subchapter K. Texas Troops to Teachers Program

Section 21.501. Definition - Sec. 21.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program" means the Texas...

Section 21.502. Establishment of Program - Sec. 21.502. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The agency shall establish a...

Section 21.503. Eligibility - Sec. 21.503. ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible for the program...

Section 21.504. Information and Applications - Sec. 21.504. INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS. (a) The agency shall develop...

Section 21.505. Selection of Participants - Sec. 21.505. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. (a) The agency shall select...

Section 21.506. Limitation on Implementation - Sec. 21.506. LIMITATION ON IMPLEMENTATION. The agency may not select...

Section 21.507. Preferences - Sec. 21.507. PREFERENCES. (a) In selecting persons to participate in...

Section 21.508. Agreement - Sec. 21.508. AGREEMENT. A person selected to participate in the...

Section 21.509. Stipend - Sec. 21.509. STIPEND. The agency shall pay to each participant...

Section 21.510. Reimbursement - Sec. 21.510. REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A participant in the program who...

Section 21.511. Rules - Sec. 21.511. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement...

Subchapter L. Teach for Texas Pilot Program Relating to Alternative Certification

Section 21.551. Purposes - Sec. 21.551. PURPOSES. The purposes of the alternative certification Teach...

Section 21.552. Program Established - Sec. 21.552. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. The State Board for Educator Certification...

Section 21.553. Financial Incentives - Sec. 21.553. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. (a) The pilot program must offer...

Subchapter M. Careers to Classrooms Program

Section 21.601. Definitions - Sec. 21.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Institution of higher...

Section 21.602. Establishment of Program - Sec. 21.602. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The agency shall establish a...

Section 21.603. Eligibility - Sec. 21.603. ELIGIBILITY. A person is eligible for the program...

Section 21.604. Information and Applications - Sec. 21.604. INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS. (a) The agency shall develop...

Section 21.605. Selection of Participants - Sec. 21.605. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. (a) The agency shall select...

Section 21.606. Preferences - Sec. 21.606. PREFERENCES. (a) In selecting persons to participate in...

Section 21.607. Agreement - Sec. 21.607. AGREEMENT. (a) A person selected to participate in...

Section 21.608. Stipend - Sec. 21.608. STIPEND. The agency shall pay to each participant...

Section 21.609. Reimbursement - Sec. 21.609. REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A participant in the program who...

Section 21.610. Grants to Facilitate Placement - Sec. 21.610. GRANTS TO FACILITATE PLACEMENT. (a) The agency may...

Section 21.611. Rules - Sec. 21.611. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement...

Subchapter O. Educator Excellence Innovation Program

Section 21.701. Definition - Sec. 21.701. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program" means the educator...

Section 21.7011. Purposes - Sec. 21.7011. PURPOSES. The purposes of the educator excellence innovation...

Section 21.702. Educator Excellence Innovation Program - Sec. 21.702. EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE INNOVATION PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner by...

Section 21.703. Amount of Grant Award - Sec. 21.703. AMOUNT OF GRANT AWARD. (a) Each state fiscal...

Section 21.704. Local Educator Excellence Innovation Plans - Sec. 21.704. LOCAL EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE INNOVATION PLANS. (a) In a...

Section 21.706. Innovation Plan Payments; Authorized General and Specific Uses - Sec. 21.706. INNOVATION PLAN PAYMENTS; AUTHORIZED GENERAL AND SPECIFIC USES....

Section 21.7061. Implementation Flexibility - Sec. 21.7061. IMPLEMENTATION FLEXIBILITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 21.707. Rules - Sec. 21.707. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program

Section 21.801. Establishment of Program - Sec. 21.801. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) Not later than March...

Section 21.802. Program Components - Sec. 21.802. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. The teacher residency program shall include:...

Section 21.803. Program Eligibility - Sec. 21.803. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to be admitted...

Section 21.804. Selection of Participants - Sec. 21.804. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. The teaching residency program shall...

Section 21.805. Rules - Sec. 21.805. RULES. The commissioner of higher education shall adopt...

Section 21.806. Authority to Accept Certain Funds - Sec. 21.806. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN FUNDS. (a) The commissioner...

Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers

Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits

Section 22.001. Salary Deductions for Professional Dues - Sec. 22.001. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DUES. (a) A school...

Section 22.002. Assignment, Transfer, or Pledge of Compensation - Sec. 22.002. ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, OR PLEDGE OF COMPENSATION. (a) In...

Section 22.003. Minimum Personal Leave Program - Sec. 22.003. MINIMUM PERSONAL LEAVE PROGRAM. (a) A state minimum...

Section 22.004. Group Health Benefits for School Employees - Sec. 22.004. GROUP HEALTH BENEFITS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. (a) A...

Section 22.005. Health Care Plan and Fund - Sec. 22.005. HEALTH CARE PLAN AND FUND. (a) The board...

Section 22.006. Discrimination Based on Jury Service Prohibited - Sec. 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED. (a) A...

Section 22.007. Incentives for Early Retirement - Sec. 22.007. INCENTIVES FOR EARLY RETIREMENT. A district may not...

Section 22.011. Requiring or Coercing Employees to Make Charitable Contributions - Sec. 22.011. REQUIRING OR COERCING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS....

Subchapter B. Civil Immunity

Section 22.051. Definition; Other Immunity - Sec. 22.051. DEFINITION; OTHER IMMUNITY. (a) In this subchapter, "professional...

Section 22.0511. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 22.0511. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A professional employee of...

Section 22.0512. Immunity From Disciplinary Proceedings for Professional Employees - Sec. 22.0512. IMMUNITY FROM DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. (a)...

Section 22.0513. Notice of Claim - Sec. 22.0513. NOTICE OF CLAIM. (a) Not later than the...

Section 22.0514. Exhaustion of Remedies - Sec. 22.0514. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES. A person may not file...

Section 22.0516. Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 22.0516. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. A court in which a...

Section 22.0517. Recovery of Attorney's Fees in Action Against Professional Employee - Sec. 22.0517. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN ACTION AGAINST PROFESSIONAL...

Section 22.052. Administration of Medication by School District Employees or Volunteer Professionals; Immunity From Liability - Sec. 22.052. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR...

Section 22.053. School District Volunteers - Sec. 22.053. SCHOOL DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS. (a) A volunteer who is...

Section 22.054. Liability of Certain Institutions of Higher Education - Sec. 22.054. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a)...

Section 22.055. Frivolous Suit Against Employee - Sec. 22.055. FRIVOLOUS SUIT AGAINST EMPLOYEE. A court may award...

Subchapter C. Criminal History Records

Section 22.081. Definitions - Sec. 22.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 22.0815. Applicability of Subchapter to Districts of Innovation and Other Charter Entities - Sec. 22.0815. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION AND...

Section 22.082. Access to Criminal History Records by State Board for Educator Certification - Sec. 22.082. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS BY STATE BOARD...

Section 22.0825. Access to Criminal History Records by Texas Education Agency - Sec. 22.0825. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS BY TEXAS EDUCATION...

Section 22.083. Access to Criminal History Records of Employees by Local and Regional Education Authorities - Sec. 22.083. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES BY...

Section 22.0831. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certified Educators - Sec. 22.0831. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTIFIED...

Section 22.0832. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Open-Enrollment Charter School Employees - Sec. 22.0832. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTAIN...

Section 22.0833. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Noncertified Employees - Sec. 22.0833. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF NONCERTIFIED...

Section 22.0834. Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Contract Employees - Sec. 22.0834. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTAIN CONTRACT...

Section 22.08341. Criminal History Record Information Review by Certain Public Works Contractors - Sec. 22.08341. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW BY CERTAIN PUBLIC...

Section 22.0835. Access to Criminal History Records of Student Teachers and Volunteers by Local and Regional Education Authorities - Sec. 22.0835. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF STUDENT TEACHERS...

Section 22.0836. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Substitute Teachers - Sec. 22.0836. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF SUBSTITUTE...

Section 22.0837. Fee for National Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 22.0837. FEE FOR NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. The...

Section 22.08391. Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 22.08391. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) Information collected about a...

Section 22.084. Access to Criminal History Records of School Bus Drivers, Bus Monitors, and Bus Aides - Sec. 22.084. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF SCHOOL BUS...

Section 22.085. Employees and Applicants Convicted of or Placed on Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision for Certain Offenses - Sec. 22.085. EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS CONVICTED OF OR PLACED ON...

Section 22.086. Liability for Reporting Offenses - Sec. 22.086. LIABILITY FOR REPORTING OFFENSES. The State Board for...

Section 22.087. Notification to State Board for Educator Certification - Sec. 22.087. NOTIFICATION TO STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION. The...

Subchapter C. -1. Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools

Section 22.091. Definition - Sec. 22.091. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "other charter entity" has...

Section 22.092. Registry of Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools - Sec. 22.092. REGISTRY OF PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN...

Section 22.093. Requirement to Report Employee Misconduct - Sec. 22.093. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. (a) In this...

Section 22.094. Notice of Alleged Misconduct; Investigation; Hearing - Sec. 22.094. NOTICE OF ALLEGED MISCONDUCT; INVESTIGATION; HEARING. (a) A...

Section 22.095. Internet Portal - Sec. 22.095. INTERNET PORTAL. The agency shall develop and maintain...

Section 22.096. Compliance Monitoring - Sec. 22.096. COMPLIANCE MONITORING. The agency shall periodically conduct site...

Subchapter D. Health Care Supplementation

Section 22.101. Definitions - Sec. 22.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cafeteria plan" means...

Section 22.102. Authority to Adopt Rules; Other Authority - Sec. 22.102. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES; OTHER AUTHORITY. (a) The...

Section 22.103. Designation of Compensation as Health Care Supplementation - Sec. 22.103. DESIGNATION OF COMPENSATION AS HEALTH CARE SUPPLEMENTATION. (a)...

Section 22.104. Funds Held in Trust - Sec. 22.104. FUNDS HELD IN TRUST. All funds received by...

Section 22.105. Written Election Required - Sec. 22.105. WRITTEN ELECTION REQUIRED. Each school year, an active...

Section 22.106. Use of Designated Compensation - Sec. 22.106. USE OF DESIGNATED COMPENSATION. An employee may use...

Section 22.107. Wage Increase for Support Staff - Sec. 22.107. WAGE INCREASE FOR SUPPORT STAFF. (a) A school...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 22.901. Unlawful Inquiry Into Religious Affiliation - Sec. 22.901. UNLAWFUL INQUIRY INTO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. (a) A person...

Section 22.902. Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Use of Automated External Defibrillator - Sec. 22.902. INSTRUCTION RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND USE OF...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Public Education Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers