In June 2019, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3. This bill established an optional Teacher Incentive Allotment with the stated goal of a six-figure salary for teachers who prioritize teaching in high need areas and rural districts. Additional information on TIA can be found here.

LEAs must verify that each teacher meets the following eligibility requirements before submitting them for a designation:

• The teacher must have a valid SBEC certificate. Eligible types of certification include Standard, Professional, Provisional. Eligible classes of certificates include: Classroom Teacher (Chapter 233), Reading Specialist (Chapter 239), Legacy Master Teacher 
• The teacher must be coded as 087 (Teacher) per the Public Education Information

Management System (PEIMS) description of codes for 90 days at 100% of the day (equivalent to four and one-half months or a full semester) or 180 days required at 50-99% of the day and compensated for that employment.

This would depend on how a teacher is coded in district PEIMS reporting. Role ID 087 includes teachers of record, assistant teachers, and support teachers. Interventionists, reading specialists, inclusion teachers, etc., are generally coded as 087. Districts must check with their PEIMS specialists and payroll personnel to ensure that teachers meet eligibility requirements before submitting them for designation.

Designated teachers who move to a Role ID other than 087 would maintain their designation if their teacher SBEC certificate remains valid. However, they would not generate annual allotment funding if they no longer occupy a 087 teaching role for that year of service.

Unlike certificates, designations are general. The designation would be placed on the teacher’s SBEC certificate and would not specify a certification area or subject/grade level. A teacher can change teaching assignments and still generate allotment funding. The same applies to National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

Teacher designations are valid for five years. Within the five years, teachers may be put forth for a higher designation if their performance qualifies them, but they cannot be submitted for a lower designation. Some district spending plans may include variability based on continued performance levels.

Designated teachers who meet performance standards and district qualifications can be put forth for a new designation in their final designation year. Once the designation expires, it will be removed from the SBEC certificate, and allotment funding will no longer be generated.

The teacher must have a valid SBEC certificate. Eligible types of certification include Standard, Professional, Provisional. Eligible classes of certificates include: Classroom Teacher (Chapter 233), Reading Specialist (Chapter 239), Legacy Master Teacher
The teacher must be coded as 087 (Teacher) per the Public Education Information: 

• The teacher must have been employed and compensated for a creditable year of service, which is defined in PEIMS as 90 days at 100% of the day (equivalent to four and one-half months or a full semester) or 180 days required at 50-99% of the day