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TX Lab Code § 302.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter G. Priority of Service in Job Training and Employment Assistance Programs|Section 302.154. Participation in Texas Veterans Commission Programs

Sec. 302.154.  PARTICIPATION IN TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION PROGRAMS.  (a)  The Texas Veterans Commission shall operate programs funded under 38 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 42.  The commission may provide services to enhance the employment and training opportunities of veterans, covered persons, active duty service members, spouses of active duty service members, and members of the Texas National Guard.  The services provided under this section must be provided by state employees.(b)  The Texas Veterans Commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 1452), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 302.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.251. Purpose

Sec. 302.251.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program is to address the immediate industrial workforce needs of this state resulting from the impact of Hurricane Harvey and overall workforce shortages.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.252. Definitions

Sec. 302.252.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Industry-recognized apprenticeship program" means a training program that:(A)  provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in an occupation that has been recognized as an apprenticeable occupation by the Office of Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor; or(B)  is certified as an industry-recognized apprenticeship program by a third-party certifier that has received from the United States Department of Labor a favorable determination of qualification to award that certification.(2)  "Person" does not include a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.253. Program

Sec. 302.253.  PROGRAM.  The commission shall establish and administer the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program to encourage the private sector to develop specialized industry-recognized apprenticeship programs in this state.  Under the program, the commission shall award grants to persons who meet the requirements of Section 302.255.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.254. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Fund

Sec. 302.254.  TEXAS INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP FUND.  (a)  The Texas industry-recognized apprenticeship fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.(b)  The following amounts shall be deposited in the fund:(1)  money appropriated by the legislature for the fund for purposes described by this subchapter;(2)  interest earned on the investment of money in the fund; and(3)  gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.(c)  The fund may be used only for an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements of Section 302.255.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.255. Application; Eligibility for Grant

Sec. 302.255.  APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.  The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for a person to receive a grant under this subchapter.  The eligibility criteria must include the requirement that the person:(1)  apply to the commission in the form and manner prescribed by commission rule;(2)  if the person is an entity, be in good standing under the laws of the state in which the person was formed or organized, as evidenced by a certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official of another state having custody of the records pertaining to a person formed or organized under the laws of that state;(3)  not owe delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this state; and(4)  operate an industry-recognized apprenticeship program that:(A)  provides on-the-job training under an industry-recognized, accredited training curriculum;(B)  guarantees employment for participants during and on successful completion of the training period;(C)  pays each participant a wage and provides eligibility for participants to receive full-time employee benefits during and on successful completion of the training period;(D)  requires participants to advance their skills, at a minimum, to a credentialed, performance-verified mid-level status in a field related to the industry-recognized apprenticeship program;(E)  has a duration of not more than 26 weeks; and(F)  gives preference to training and hiring:(i)  unemployed Texans who have filed with the commission;(ii)  veterans of the United States armed forces;(iii)  formerly incarcerated individuals; and(iv)  underemployed individuals who are working without industry-recognized certifications or other credentials.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.256. Grant Award; Grant Amount

Sec. 302.256.  GRANT AWARD; GRANT AMOUNT.  (a)  The commission may award grants under this subchapter only to reimburse an eligible person for the cost of training industry-recognized apprenticeship program participants who:(1)  complete a program operated by the person that meets the requirements of  Section 302.255(4) having achieved the skills level required by Section 302.255(4)(D); and(2)  maintain suitable employment for at least 12 consecutive months immediately following completion of the program.(b)  Grant funds awarded to an eligible person under this subchapter must be awarded on a per industry-recognized apprenticeship program participant basis.  The amount of a grant awarded to an eligible person for training a participant described by Subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the total cost to the person for training the participant, excluding wages and benefits; or(2)  $10,000.(c)  In determining the amount of a grant awarded under this subchapter for an industry-recognized apprenticeship program participant, the commission may consider the increased economic value to the state resulting from or reasonably anticipated to result from the participant's completion of the program, including by considering any increase or anticipated increase in the amount of tax revenue generated by the participant, and any decrease in the participant's use of a state-funded benefit, attributable to the participant's job placement and earning projections.  The commission by rule may establish guidelines or formulas for determining an increase in economic value to the state attributable to a participant's program completion for purposes of this subsection.(d)  The commission by rule may establish limitations on the total amount of grant funds that a person may be awarded under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.257. Program Rules

Sec. 302.257.  PROGRAM RULES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules to administer and enforce this subchapter.(b)  The commission shall post the rules on its Internet website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter I. Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program|Section 302.258. Annual Report

Sec. 302.258.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the members of the legislature a report on grants made under this subchapter that states:(1)  the number of direct jobs each grant recipient created in this state in each job category of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's job classification guide;(2)  the median wage of the jobs each grant recipient created in this state;(3)  the total amount of each grant awarded to a grant recipient;(4)  the number and categorization of industry-recognized apprenticeship program participants trained and employed by each grant recipient under Section 302.255(4)(F);(5)  a determination of whether the grant program administered under this subchapter has resulted in a positive return on investment to the state and an explanation of the methods used by the commission in making that determination; and(6)  if the commission considers it appropriate and feasible, a list of recommendations for legislative or other changes to the grant program administered under this subchapter to increase the return on investment to the state.(b)  The report may not include information that is made confidential by law.(c)  The commission may require a grant recipient under this subchapter to submit, on a form provided by the commission, information required to complete the report.(d)  The commission shall post the annual report on its Internet website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 305.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 305.001. Purpose

Sec. 305.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program is to help ensure a qualified workforce to meet the needs of this state by reducing the financial barriers to postsecondary career education and training for economically disadvantaged Texans.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 305.002. Definitions

Sec. 305.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.(2)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(3)  "Eligible institution" means a career school or college in this state that:(A)  holds a certificate of approval under Chapter 132, Education Code;  and(B)  is approved by the commission under Section 305.023 for its students to participate in the grant program established under this chapter.(4)  "Public technical institute" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(5)  "Qualified education program" means a postsecondary education program that meets the requirements provided by Section 305.024.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.43, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 305.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 305.003. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 305.003.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The commission and the coordinating board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the coordination and administration of the grant program established under Subchapter B.  Functions assigned to the commission under this chapter may be assigned to the coordinating board pursuant to the memorandum of understanding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 197 (H.B. 3519), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 305.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.021. Tuition Assistance Grant; Amount of Grant

Sec. 305.021.  TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT;  AMOUNT OF GRANT.  (a)  The commission may provide tuition assistance grants to Texas residents enrolled in a qualified education program at an eligible institution.(b)  In selecting applicants to receive grants under this chapter and the amount of the grant for each applicant, the commission may consider:(1)  the financial need and resources of an applicant;(2)  the state's need for workforce development in the applicant's proposed career field;(3)  the efficient use of the money available for grants;(4)  the fair allocation of grants to promote workforce development in different career fields;(5)  the opportunity of applicants from all regions of this state to receive financial assistance under this chapter;  and(6)  any other factor the commission considers appropriate to further the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.022. Limitations on Grant Amount

Sec. 305.022.  LIMITATIONS ON GRANT AMOUNT.  (a)  The amount of a grant under this chapter may not exceed the lower of:(1)  the maximum grant amount, if any, specified by the legislature in an appropriation act;  or(2)  the amount by which the tuition and required fees at the eligible institution attended exceeds the average amount of tuition and required fees that would be charged at a public technical institute, as determined by the commission based on information provided by the coordinating board.(b)  The total amount of grants paid under this chapter on behalf of a student during a state fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the average state appropriation in the biennium preceding the biennium in which the grant is made for a full-time student or the equivalent at a public technical institute, as determined by the coordinating board and certified to the commission.(c)  The amount of a grant to a part-time student shall be made on a pro rata basis in relation to the amount of the grant the person would be entitled to receive if enrolled as a full-time student.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.023. Approval of Institutions

Sec. 305.023.  APPROVAL OF INSTITUTIONS.  The commission shall approve a career school or college for its students to participate in the grant program established under this chapter if the school or college:(1)  has been accredited for not less than five years by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and maintains that accreditation;(2)  has held a certificate of approval under Chapter 132, Education Code, for at least five years;  and(3)  offers one or more qualified education programs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.30, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 305.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.024. Qualified Education Programs

Sec. 305.024.  QUALIFIED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  For purposes of this chapter, a qualified education program is a postsecondary course of instruction in a specific career field that:(1)  is at least one academic year in length as defined by the United States Department of Education;  and(2)  leads to a certificate, certification, degree, or diploma in the career field.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Sec. 305.025.  NONDISCRIMINATION.  The commission in administering this chapter shall ensure compliance with Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d et seq.), as amended, in regard to nondiscrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.026. Application; Eligibility for Grant

Sec. 305.026.  APPLICATION;  ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.  (a)  To receive a grant under this chapter, a person must apply to the eligible institution in which the person enrolls in the manner provided by commission rule.(b)  To be eligible to receive a grant under this chapter, an applicant must:(1)  be a Texas resident and meet the requirements to qualify as a Texas resident under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code, and the rules of the coordinating board for the payment of resident tuition at a public institution of higher education;(2)  be enrolled in a qualified education program at an eligible institution for at least one-half of a full course load;(3)  be required to pay more tuition and required fees than the amount required at a public technical institute and be charged not less than the regular tuition and required fees paid by other students enrolled at the eligible institution the person attends;(4)  establish financial need and eligibility for student financial assistance in accordance with procedures and regulations of the United States Department of Education for financial aid programs under Title IV, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1070 et seq.), as amended;(5)  not be in default on a loan made under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program;(6)  not owe a refund on a grant received under the federal Pell Grant program or the federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant program;  and(7)  comply with any other requirements adopted by the commission under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.027. Payment of Grant

Sec. 305.027.  PAYMENT OF GRANT.  (a)  On receipt of an enrollment report for a student awarded a grant under this chapter and certification of the amount of the student's financial need from the approved institution, the commission shall certify the amount of the grant awarded to the student.(b)  The grant shall be paid to the student through the eligible institution in which the student is enrolled.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.028. Adoption and Distribution of Rules

Sec. 305.028.  ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES.  (a)  The commission may adopt reasonable rules to administer and enforce this chapter.(b)  The commission shall distribute a copy of the rules to each eligible institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 305.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 305 - Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program|Subchapter B. Grant Program|Section 305.029. Annual Report

Sec. 305.029.  ANNUAL REPORT.  The commission shall include in the commission's supplemental annual report to the governor and the legislature under Section 301.065(c) a report regarding the grant program established under this chapter.  The report shall include for the period covered by the report:(1)  the number of students who received grants under this chapter; and(2)  the number of those students who attended each eligible institution, including information on the race or ethnicity of those students attending each institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 352.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle C - Vocational Rehabilitation and Certain Other Services for Persons With Disabilities|Chapter 352 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 352.002. Purpose

Sec. 352.002.  PURPOSE.  It is the policy of this state to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities so that those individuals may prepare for and engage in a gainful occupation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|