Section 23.290 - [Repealed effective 11/14/2024] Exceptions to Consecutive Years of Employment RequirementAlthough funding limitations may require the Board to exercise the ranking priorities established in § 23.289 of this title (relating to Application Ranking Priorities) a teacher who has enrolled in the Program shall not lose Program eligibility due to failure to meet the consecutive years of qualifying employment requirement if the break in employment service is a result of the person's:
(1) full-time enrollment in a course of study related to the field of teaching that is approved by the State Board for Educator Certification and provided by a Texas institution of higher education, as defined in Texas Education Code § 61.003;(2) service on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, including as a member of a reserve or National Guard unit called for active duty;(3) temporary total disability for a period of not more than 36 months as established by the affidavit of a qualified physician;(4) inability to secure employment as required in a Title I school for a period not to exceed 12 months, because of care required by a disabled spouse or child; or(5) inability, despite reasonable efforts, to secure, for a single period not to exceed 12 months, employment in a Title I school.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.290
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 35, August 26, 2016, TexReg 6484, eff. 8/30/2016; transferred from 21.2025 Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9341, eff. 12/15/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 48, November 29, 2019, TexReg 7384, eff. 12/5/2019; Repealed by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8911, eff. 11/14/2024