Texas Education Code - EDUC § 21.903. Preparing and Retaining Educators Through Partnership Traditional Preservice Program

(a) The commissioner shall establish the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Traditional Preservice Program as a partnership preservice program to enable qualified educator preparation programs, as determined by the commissioner, that meet the traditional teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04421 to form partnerships with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to help prepare candidates for a standard certificate.

(b) The program must be designed to:

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the traditional partnership preservice program shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(1) to provide compensation to:

(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.