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Senate Bill 686 |
Senate Author: Seliger et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Clardy |
Senate Bill 686 amends Education Code provisions relating to the math and science scholars loan repayment program and the math and science teacher investment fund. The bill includes amounts appropriated by the legislature as a source of money for the fund. The bill changes the eligibility requirements for math and science scholars loan repayment assistance provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by replacing the requirement that a person be enrolled in an educator certification program accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification with a requirement that a person be teaching under a probationary teaching certificate.
Among other provisions, the bill removes as a condition for continued loan repayment assistance that a person continue to teach in a public school and not be in default on any other education loan and instead conditions such eligibility on a person continuing to teach in a public school that receives Title 1 funding.