Sec. 21.602.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  The agency shall establish a program to:
(1)  assist persons in obtaining certification in this state as elementary or secondary school teachers or educational aides;  and
(2)  facilitate the employment of those persons by school districts in this state that:
(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
(B)  have a shortage of:
(i)  qualified teachers, particularly science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering teachers;  or
(ii)  educational aides.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.