Sec. 21.610.  GRANTS TO FACILITATE PLACEMENT.  (a)  The agency may enter into an agreement as prescribed by Subsection (b) with a school district described by Section 21.602(2) that first employs as a full-time elementary or secondary school teacher or educational aide after certification a person participating in the program.
(b)  An agreement under this section must provide that:
(1)  the school district agrees to employ the person full-time for at least two school years at a specified salary in a district school that:
(A)  serves a concentration of children who are educationally disadvantaged;  and
(B)  has an exceptional need for teachers or educational aides, as applicable;  and
(2)  the state shall pay the district for that person $5,000 each year for not more than two years.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.