Sec. 56.503.  ELIGIBLE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS.  To be eligible to participate in the scholarship program, an educator preparation program must:
(1)  be operated by an eligible institution;
(2)  provide a structured system of support to assist scholarship recipients to successfully complete the educator preparation program;
(3)  require additional hours of field-based experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(4)  require additional hours of clinical teaching experience for students above the minimum hours required by State Board for Educator Certification rule;
(5)  provide or facilitate opportunities for scholarship recipients to participate in learning opportunities beyond the university classroom setting; and
(6)  comply with other eligibility criteria established by coordinating board rule.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 877 (H.B. 4363), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023.