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TX Lab Code § 302.045 (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 C. State-Local Planning; Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 302.045. Sanctions Plan

Sec. 302.045.  SANCTIONS PLAN.  The commission shall adopt a detailed and understandable plan to be used by local workforce development boards in the implementation of the sanction process.  The plan adopted under this section must include:(1)  a requirement that the commission provide technical assistance to the boards in avoiding or responding to sanctions;  and(2)  specific provisions regarding the time in which a board is to be allowed to address concerns and improve the board's performance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 302.046 (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 C. State-Local Planning; Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 302.046. Plan Regarding Lack of Service Providers

Sec. 302.046.  PLAN REGARDING LACK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.  (a)  The commission shall adopt a plan to address the lack of service providers in specific local workforce development areas.(b)  The plan adopted under this section must include provisions:(1)  for offering incentives to attract exceptional service providers and to encourage those providers to cooperate and assist in improving the practices of other providers;(2)  relating to the imposition of sanctions by a board against a service provider;  and(3)  requiring, under certain circumstances, the commission to assist in providing services until a provider is designated.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0461 (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 C. State-Local Planning; Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 302.0461. Child Care Provider Contract Agreements

Sec. 302.0461.  CHILD CARE PROVIDER CONTRACT AGREEMENTS.  (a)  A local workforce development board may contract with child care providers operating in the board's area to provide subsidized child care services.  The local workforce development board shall determine the number of places that the board reserves in the contract with a child care provider participating in the commission's subsidized child care program.(b)  To be eligible for a contract under Subsection (a), a child care provider must:(1)  be a Texas Rising Star Program provider with a  three-star rating or higher; and(2)  meet one of the following priorities of the commission:(A)  be located in: (i)  an area where the number of children younger than six years of age who have working parents is at least three times greater than the capacity of licensed child care providers in the area; or (ii)  an area determined by the commission to be underserved with respect to child care providers;(B)  have a partnership with a school district to provide a prekindergarten program;(C)  have a partnership with the Early Head Start or Head Start Program;(D)  increase the number of places reserved for infants and toddlers by high-quality child care providers; or(E)  satisfy a requirement in the local workforce development board's strategic plan.(c)  Not later than six months after a local workforce development board enters into a contract under Subsection (a), the board shall submit a report to the commission evaluating the contract to determine its effect on:(1)  the financial stability of the child care provider participating in the contract;(2)  the availability of high-quality child care options for participants in the commission's subsidized child care program in the workforce development area;(3)  the number of high-quality child care providers in any part of the workforce development area with a high concentration of families with a need for child care; and(4)  the percentage of children participating in the commission's subsidized child care program at each Texas Rising Star Program provider in the local workforce development area.(d)  The commission shall determine the information that must be included in the report required by Subsection (c).  A local workforce development board shall update the report required by Subsection (c) every 12 months from the date the board submits its initial report to the commission.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 680), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 2607), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Lab Code § 302.047 (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 C. State-Local Planning; Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 302.047. Flexibility Rating System for Commission Directives

Sec. 302.047.  FLEXIBILITY RATING SYSTEM FOR COMMISSION DIRECTIVES.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a flexibility rating system for directives sent by the commission to local workforce development boards.  A rating assigned to a directive under the system shall indicate the degree of flexibility that a local workforce development board has in implementing the directive.  The commission shall provide an explanation of the ratings assigned under the system to each local workforce development board.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 302.044 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(103), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.048 (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 C. State-Local Planning; Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 302.048. Assessment of Local Workforce Development Board's Capacity to Oversee and Manage Local Funds and Delivery of Services

Sec. 302.048.  ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S CAPACITY TO OVERSEE AND MANAGE LOCAL FUNDS AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES.  (a)  In consultation with local workforce development boards, the commission by rule shall establish criteria to be used by the commission to evaluate each local workforce development board's overall capacity to oversee and manage local funds and the delivery of local workforce services.(b)  The criteria established under Subsection (a) must address a local workforce development board's ability to:(1)  develop, maintain, and upgrade comprehensive fiscal management systems;(2)  hire, train, and retain qualified staff to carry out the board's oversight activities;(3)  select and oversee local contractors to improve the delivery of workforce services;(4)  oversee and improve the operations of local career development centers in the area served by the board;(5)  manage the contractors' performance across multiple board programs;  and(6)  identify and resolve long-standing oversight problems of the board and performance problems of contract providers.(c)  Based on the criteria prescribed under this section, the commission shall develop performance measures to be used by the commission to evaluate each local workforce development board.(d)  The commission shall post the results of the commission's evaluation of each local workforce development board on the commission's Internet website in a format that is readily accessible to and understandable by a member of the public.(e)  The commission annually shall compile information provided to the commission by local workforce development boards that aggregates existing performance measure data on each local career development center in a consistent format demonstrating overall performance across multiple programs.(f)  The commission shall post the information compiled by the commission under Subsection (e) on the commission's Internet website in a format that is readily accessible to and understandable by a member of the public.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 4.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.061 (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 D. Allocation of Funds; Block Grant Program|Section 302.061. Administration Funding

Sec. 302.061.  ADMINISTRATION FUNDING.  Unless superseded by federal law, the commission may use an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the amount of funds available to the commission for workforce training and services to implement state-level responsibilities, including administration, research and planning, system design and development, and training and technical assistance.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 302.063 (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 D. Allocation of Funds; Block Grant Program|Section 302.063. Waivers

Sec. 302.063.  WAIVERS.  The commission shall develop objective criteria for the granting of waivers allowed under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 302.064 (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 D. Allocation of Funds; Block Grant Program|Section 302.064. Collaboration With Local Boards

Sec. 302.064.  COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BOARDS.  (a)  The commission shall collaborate with local workforce development boards when determining the use of funds at the local level.(b)  The commission shall develop funding guidelines and strategies allowing boards to exercise flexibility in identifying and addressing the needs of persons who live in remote areas or who face other barriers to employment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 302.065 (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 D. Allocation of Funds; Block Grant Program|Section 302.065. Integration of Block Grant Programs and Workforce Services

Sec. 302.065.  INTEGRATION OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE SERVICES.  (a)  To streamline the delivery of services provided in local career development centers, the commission and local workforce boards shall integrate the administration of the following federal block grant programs and the caseworker functions associated with those programs as provided by this section:(1)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) CHOICES training and employment programs under Chapters 31 and 34, Human Resources Code;(2)  child care programs under Chapter 44, Human Resources Code;(3)  employment and training programs under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.) or any subsequent applicable federal legislation;  and(4)  the food stamp employment and training program authorized under 7 U.S.C. Section 2015(d).(b)  The commission, in consultation with local workforce development boards, shall ensure that state-level performance measures, rules, policies, procedures, and organizational structures support the integration of the federal block grant programs described by Subsection (a) and the caseworker functions associated with those programs at the local level.(c)  Each local career development center that provides services through the federal block grant programs described by Subsection (a) shall provide:(1)  integrated services across the programs;(2)  an integrated determination through a single point of contact of a customer's eligibility for services under more than one program;  and(3)  integrated case management through a single point of contact for a customer receiving services under more than one program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.081 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.081. Maintenance and Operation of Workforce Development Evaluation System

Sec. 302.081.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION SYSTEM.  (a)  The commission shall maintain and operate an automated follow-up and evaluation system derived from appropriate available information, including:(1)  unemployment insurance wage records maintained by the commission;  and(2)  student follow-up information available through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(b)  The agencies represented on the council shall fund the maintenance and operation of the evaluation system by using funds available to the agencies for evaluation of each agency's workforce development programs.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.082 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.082. Information and Data for Evaluation System

Sec. 302.082.  INFORMATION AND DATA FOR EVALUATION SYSTEM.  (a)  Each state agency represented on the council shall provide information to support the commission's follow-up and evaluation system as requested.(b)  Evaluation data in the system must include:(1)  placement rates;(2)  wages paid;(3)  retention in employment statistics;(4)  the number of education and training-related placements;  and(5)  other appropriate factors, including public welfare dependency and the pursuit of additional education.(c)  The commission may develop a method for collecting occupational information to supplement wage record information collected by the commission.  The commission may request employers, providers, and other appropriate sources to provide placement, employment, and earnings information to the commission.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.083 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.083. Analysis

Sec. 302.083.  ANALYSIS.  (a)  At least annually, the commission shall issue an analysis, by occupation and by the provider of the job placement performance, of each workforce development program for the previous one-year, three-year, and five-year periods to:(1)  each provider of workforce education or workforce training and services;(2)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for each provider of workforce education approved and administered by the coordinating board;(3)  each local workforce development board for each provider of workforce training and services in the workforce development area;  and(4)  the division.(b)  The commission shall post each analysis issued under Subsection (a) on the commission's Internet website in a format that is readily accessible to and understandable by a member of the public.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.084 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.084. Use by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Sec. 302.084.  USE BY TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall use the job placement information received under this subchapter and other information to:(1)  evaluate the effectiveness of workforce education;(2)  determine whether a public or private workforce education program is effective in placing persons who successfully complete the program in jobs related to the persons' training;  and(3)  determine whether to continue, expand, or terminate a program established under Section 61.051, Education Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.085 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.085. Use by Council and Workforce Development Board

Sec. 302.085.  USE BY COUNCIL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.  The council and each local workforce development board shall use the information developed under this subchapter and other information to determine whether a specific workforce training and services program administered by or funded by the local board is effective and whether to continue the training and services program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.086 (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 E. Workforce Development Evaluation System|Section 302.086. Use of Evaluation System

Sec. 302.086.  USE OF EVALUATION SYSTEM.  The follow-up and evaluation system shall be used to assist the commission, the council, local workforce development boards, institution boards, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Education Agency, and other agencies in evaluating the labor market success and effectiveness of workforce development in this state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 302.101 (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 F. Employment and Training Investment Assessment|Section 302.101. Training Stabilization Fund

Sec. 302.101.  TRAINING STABILIZATION FUND.  (a)  The training stabilization fund is established as a special trust fund outside of the state treasury in the custody of the comptroller separate and apart from all public money or funds of this state.  The fund is composed of:(1)  money deposited to the fund under Section 204.123; and(2)  any other money received for deposit in the fund.(b)  Money in the training stabilization fund may be used in a year in which the amounts in the employment and training investment holding fund are insufficient to meet the legislative appropriation for that fiscal year for the skills development program strategies and activities.(c)  Money in the training stabilization fund shall be transferred to the skills development fund under Subsection (b) not later than September 30.   The amount transferred from the training stabilization fund may not exceed the amounts appropriated to the skills development program strategies and activities in the fiscal year in which the transfer is made.(d)  Interest that accrues on the money in the training stabilization fund shall be deposited quarterly to the credit of the compensation fund.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2421), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2457), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 302.151 (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 302.151. Definitions

Sec. 302.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Active military, naval, or air service" has the meaning assigned by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(24).(2)  "Covered person" has the meaning assigned by 38 U.S.C. Section 4215(a).  The term includes the spouse of any member of the armed forces who died while serving on active military, naval, or air service.(3)  "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(2).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 1452), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 302.152 (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 302.152. Priority of Service Required

Sec. 302.152.  PRIORITY OF SERVICE REQUIRED.  (a)  A covered person is entitled to priority in obtaining services or resources under this subchapter.  In the implementation of this section, a covered person may take precedence in obtaining services or resources under this subchapter over persons who are not covered persons.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), "taking precedence" may mean that:(1)  the covered person receives access to a service or resource before a person who is not a covered person; or(2)  if the service or resource is limited, the covered person receives access to the service or resource instead of a person who is not a covered person.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 1452), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 302.153 (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 302.153. Participation in State-Funded Programs

Sec. 302.153.  PARTICIPATION IN STATE-FUNDED PROGRAMS.  In selecting applicants to receive training or assistance under a job training or employment assistance program or service that is funded wholly or partly with state money, priority of service must be given to a covered person who meets the minimum eligibility requirements to participate or enroll in the program or receive the service.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 1452), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|