Tex.
Educ. Code Section 61.9994
Award of Grants
(1)
enhance or leverage existing degree programs that graduate professionals described by Section 61.9991 (Behavioral Health Innovation Grant Program);(2)
establish or maintain a program that serves a rural or underserved area;(3)
partner with:(A)
another institution of higher education to develop a joint program; or(B)
a public school to implement early recruitment in high school;(4)
establish or maintain a program that incentivizes professionals described by Section 61.9991 (Behavioral Health Innovation Grant Program) to serve in their field or a related field of study for at least three consecutive years following graduation in an inpatient or outpatient behavioral health facility or program that receives state funding;(5)
establish or maintain a degree or certificate program to educate professionals in specialties that face significant workforce shortages, including those described by Section 61.601 (Definition); or(6)
establish or maintain psychiatric fellowship programs that serve correctional facilities or inpatient psychiatric facilities.
Source:
Section 61.9994 — Award of Grants, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9994
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).