The agency shall pay to each participant in the program a stipend equal to the lesser of:
(2) an amount equal to the total costs of the type described by Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), and (9), 20 U.S.C. Section 1087ll, and its subsequent amendments, incurred by the person while obtaining certification in this state as a teacher or educational aide and employment as a teacher or educational aide at a public elementary or secondary school in this state.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2001.