(a) To be eligible for the Coordinating Board to conditionally
approve an application and encumber loan repayment funds, a teacher
who first applies for the Program prior to September 1, 2023, must:
(1) ensure that the Coordinating Board has received
the completed enrollment application and transcripts of the applicant's
postsecondary coursework, and any other requested documents by the
established deadline posted on the Program web page;
(2) be a U.S. citizen;
(3) have completed an undergraduate or graduate program
in mathematics or science;
(4) have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on
a four-point scale, or the equivalent, at the institution from which
the teacher graduated;
(5) be certified under the Texas Education Code, Subchapter
B, Chapter 21, or under a probationary teaching certificate, to teach
mathematics or science in a Texas public school;
(6) have secured an employment contract as a full-time
classroom teacher to teach mathematics or science in a Title I school
at the time of application for enrollment in the Program;
(7) not receive any other state or federal loan repayment
assistance, including a Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education (TEACH) Grant or teacher loan forgiveness for the
loan(s) that the applicant is seeking to be repaid;
(8) not be in default on any education loan; and
(9) enter into an agreement with the Coordinating Board
that includes the provisions stated in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The agreement with the Coordinating Board made
prior to September 1, 2023, must include the following provisions:
(1) the applicant will accept an offer of continued
employment to teach mathematics or science, as applicable based on
the teacher's certification, for an average of at least four hours
each school day in a Title I school, for four consecutive years, beginning
with the school year that has recently begun or the upcoming school
year at the time of the application for enrollment in the Program;
(2) the applicant may complete up to four additional
consecutive school years teaching mathematics or science, as applicable
based on the teacher's certification, for an average of at least four
hours each school day in any Texas public school, beginning with the
school year immediately following the last of the four consecutive
school years described by paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
(3) the applicant understands that loan repayment awards
are contingent on available funding received, the Coordinating Board
may make a financial commitment only based on funds that have been
appropriated for each two-year state budget period, and the teacher
will be released from the teaching obligation for any year of employment
for which funds are not available.
(c) To be eligible for the Coordinating Board to conditionally
approve an application and encumber loan repayment funds, a teacher
who first applies for the Program on or after September 1, 2023, must:
(1) ensure that the Coordinating Board has received
the completed enrollment application and transcripts of the applicant's
postsecondary coursework, and any other requested documents by the
established deadline posted on the Program web page;
(2) be a U.S. citizen;
(3) have completed an undergraduate or graduate program
in mathematics or science;
(4) have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on
a four-point scale, or the equivalent, at the institution from which
the teacher graduated;
(5) be certified under the Texas Education Code, chapter
21, subchapter B, or under a probationary teaching certificate, to
teach mathematics or science in a Texas public school;
(6) have secured an employment contract as a full-time
classroom teacher to teach mathematics or science in a public school
at the time of application for enrollment in the Program;
(7) not receive any other state or federal loan repayment
assistance, including a Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education (TEACH) Grant or teacher loan forgiveness for the
loan(s) that the applicant is seeking to be repaid;
(8) not be in default on any education loan; and
(9) enter into an agreement with the Coordinating Board
that includes the provisions stated in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) The agreement with the Coordinating Board made
on or after September 1, 2023, must include the following provisions:
(1) the applicant will accept an offer of continued
employment to teach mathematics or science, as applicable based on
the teacher's certification, for an average of at least four hours
each school day in any public school, for four consecutive years,
beginning with the school year that has recently begun or the upcoming
school year at the time of the application for enrollment in the Program;
(2) the applicant may complete up to four additional
consecutive school years teaching mathematics or science, as applicable
based on the teacher's certification, for an average of at least four
hours each school day in any Texas public school, beginning with the
school year immediately following the last of the four consecutive
school years described by paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
(3) the applicant understands that loan repayment awards
are contingent on available funding received, the Coordinating Board
may make a financial commitment only based on funds that have been
appropriated for each two-year state budget period, and the teacher
will be released from the teaching obligation for any year of employment
for which funds are not available.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §23.288 adopted to be effective August 30, 2016, 41 TexReg 6484; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective December 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 7384; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3279 |