Texas Education Code

§ 21.055 — SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHING PERMIT

ED § 21.055Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS

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(a)As provided by this section, a school district may issue a school district teaching permit and employ as a teacher of record a person who does not hold a teaching certificate issued by the board on approval by the district's board of trustees.

(b)To be eligible for a school district teaching permit under this section, a person must:

(1)hold a baccalaureate degree; or

(2)have served at or been employed by the district as a paraprofessional for not less than 180 days during the preceding calendar year and be:

(A)currently enrolled in a postsecondary program that could lead to a baccalaureate degree; and

(B)on track to earn a baccalaureate degree and receive a probationary certificate not later than the third anniversary of the date the person receives a school district teaching permit under this section.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (H.B. 2205), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.11, eff. June 20, 2025.