| (a) To become initially eligible to participate in this program, so that the Board encumbers available funds for the applicant, pending completion of his or her service requirements, an applicant: (1) must have received a doctoral degree from a college or university that is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency; (2) must demonstrate: (A) that he or she graduated from a Texas high school that at the time of his or her graduation was: (i) one from which only 50 percent or less of the graduating class enrolled in an institution of higher education following graduation; or (ii) a low-income school; or (B) that at the time of graduation from high school, he or she resided in an area of Texas where the high school closest to his or her residence was: (i) one from which only 50 percent or less of the graduating class enrolled in an institution of higher education following graduation; or (ii) a low-income school; (3) must have qualified for need-based financial assistance while enrolled in a graduate-level degree program; (4) for applicants to the program for the 2005 state fiscal year, shall not be currently employed full-time as a faculty member or administrator in an eligible institution; and for subsequent program years, must not have been employed in an eligible institution for more than twelve months; and (5) must have a full-time job offer as a faculty member or administrator from, or be negotiating a contract with, an eligible institution. (b) To become eligible for a renewal grant in this program, so that the Board encumbers available funds for the applicant, pending completion of his or her service requirements, an applicant: (1) must have a contract for another service period as a full-time faculty member or administrator at the same institution by which he or she was employed in the prior year, or his or her application will be ranked with the initial applications under the priorities set forth in §21.2086 of this title (related to Priorities of Application Acceptance); (2) must be a Texas resident; and (3) must submit a timely renewal application. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §21.2084 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7981; amended to be effective August 15, 2006, 31 TexReg 6337; amended to be effective November 19, 2006, 31 TexReg 9292 |
