(a) From funds appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a grant program to provide money and technical assistance to:
- (1) expand implementation of local optional teacher designation systems under Section 21.3521; and
- (2) increase the number of classroom teachers eligible for a designation under that section.
(b) A grant awarded under this section must:
- (1) meet the needs of individual school districts; and
- (2) enable regional leadership capacity.
- (c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 20, 2025.