House Bill 4363
House Author: Kuempel et al.
Effective: 6-13-23
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa
House Bill 4363 amends the Education Code to create the Future Texas Teachers Scholarship Program, administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to recruit, prepare, and retain career teachers and to provide assistance for costs of attendance at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education that operates an eligible educator preparation program. In addition to meeting other eligibility criteria, scholarship recipients must demonstrate a commitment to pursuing a career as a Texas public school teacher in a teaching field identified as experiencing a critical shortage or in a school in which a majority of students are educationally disadvantaged. The bill requires each public school district to notify specified students and their teachers, counselors, and parents of the scholarship program.