Become an ESA vendor in Texas
Texas PDSES · paid through ClassWallet. The registration picture, cited to the program’s own paper. Free, no account needed.
Yes, if your service matches an approved service type. TEA and Region 10 approve you through a public Smartsheet form, self-employed academic tutors need a current Texas Educator Certificate, and therapists an active license. Parents pay through ClassWallet, and the 2.5% fee is yours to eat, never the family's.
What you'll need
- Teaching certificate or professional license
- Bank / ACH details
- Background check / fingerprint clearance
- Category attestations (provider-type statements)
A free account fills this in from your own Vault and Settings, and keeps it filled in.
The path in
Submit the PDSES provider form from the SPEDTex hub and sign the Individual or Organization Agreement.
- Prove your credentials and set up ClassWallet
Tutors upload a current TX Educator Certificate, therapists an active license, specialized services submit experience docs. Add your bank details in ClassWallet. If you're unlicensed, a background check applies.
- Bill only your approved service
Every invoice has to match the service type TEA has on file for you. Bill something else and it gets denied.
Your billed service has to match the approved service type on your file. A mismatch is an automatic denial.
SPEDTex PDSES provider criteria (2026-07)
SPEDTex recommends against serving a student who's on your own district caseload. It's a conflict of interest, so expect questions if you do it, but it isn't a hard bar.
SPEDTex PDSES provider criteria (2026-07)