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TX Lab Code § 313.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 313 - Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care|Section 313.002. Location of Care

Sec. 313.002.  LOCATION OF CARE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), relative child care must be provided in the child-care provider's home.(b)  The commission shall allow relative child care in the child's home:(1)  for a disabled child and the child's siblings;(2)  for a child under 18 months of age and the child's siblings;(3)  for a child of a teen parent; and(4)  when the parent's work schedule necessitates child–care services during the evening, overnight, or on the weekend and taking the child outside of the child's home would be disruptive to the child.(c)  The commission may allow relative child care in the child's home if the commission determines that other child-care provider arrangements are not available in the community.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 313.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 313 - Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care|Section 313.003. Listing as Family Home

Sec. 313.003.  LISTING AS FAMILY HOME.  A relative child-care provider must list the provider's home with the department as a family home.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 313.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 313 - Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care|Section 313.004. Notice of Background and Criminal History Checks

Sec. 313.004.  NOTICE OF BACKGROUND AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.  The commission must provide notice of the background and criminal history check requirement to the parent or guardian of the child who will receive care through a relative child-care provider before the parent or guardian selects the provider.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 313.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 313 - Requirements for Providers of Relative Child Care|Section 313.005. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 313.005.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  The commission and the department shall adopt a memorandum of understanding regarding the administration and payment of costs of listing a relative child-care provider as required by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 314.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 314 - Texas Back to Work Program|Section 314.001. Definition

Sec. 314.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "qualified applicant" means a person who made less than $40 per hour at the person's last employment before becoming unemployed.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 35.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 314.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 314 - Texas Back to Work Program|Section 314.002. Initiative Established

Sec. 314.002.  INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED.  (a)  The Texas Back to Work Program is established within the commission.(b)  The purpose of the program is to establish public-private partnerships with employers to transition residents of this state from receiving unemployment compensation to becoming employed as members of the workforce.(c)  An employer that participates in the initiative may receive a wage subsidy for hiring one or more qualified applicants who are unemployed at the time of hire.(d)  The commission, for the purposes of this section, may use:(1)  money appropriated to the commission; and(2)  money that is transferred to the commission from trusteed programs within the office of the governor, including:(A)  appropriated money from the Texas Enterprise Fund;(B)  available federal funds; and(C)  money from other appropriate, statutorily authorized funding sources.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 35.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 314.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 314 - Texas Back to Work Program|Section 314.003. Rules

Sec. 314.003.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 35.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 315.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.001. Definitions

Sec. 315.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Adult" means any individual who is over the age of compulsory school attendance prescribed by Section 25.085, Education Code.(2)  "Adult education" means services and instruction provided below the college level for adults by public school districts, public junior colleges, regional education service centers, nonprofit agencies, or community-based organizations.(3)  "Community-based organization" has the meaning assigned by 20 U.S.C. Section 7801.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 315.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.002. Commission Duties

Sec. 315.002.  COMMISSION DUTIES.  (a)  The commission shall:(1)  provide adequate staffing, including by hiring a director, to develop, administer, and support a comprehensive statewide adult education program and coordinate related federal and state programs for the education and training of adults;(2)  develop the mechanism and guidelines for the coordination of comprehensive adult education and related skill training services for adults with other entities, including public agencies and private organizations, in planning, developing, and implementing related programs;(3)  administer all state and federal funds for adult education and related skill training services in this state, other than funds that another entity is specifically authorized to administer under other law;(4)  prescribe and administer standards and accrediting policies for adult education;(5)  prescribe and administer rules for teacher certification for adult education;(6)  accept and administer grants, gifts, services, and funds from available sources for use in adult education;(7)  adopt or develop and administer a standardized assessment mechanism for assessing all adult education program participants who need literacy instruction, adult basic education, or secondary education leading to an adult high school diploma or the equivalent;(8)  monitor and evaluate educational and employment outcomes of students who participate in the commission's adult education and literacy programs; and(9)  provide, within the context of administering adult education and literacy programs, training opportunities for parents regarding how to be the primary teachers for their children and full partners in their children's education.(b)  The assessment mechanism prescribed by Subsection (a)(7) must include an initial basic skills screening instrument and must provide comprehensive information concerning baseline student skills before and student progress after participation in an adult education program.(c)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the legislature regarding the educational and employment outcomes of students who participate in the commission's adult education and literacy programs.(d)  The commission may adopt rules for the administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 315.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.003. Provision of Adult Education Programs

Sec. 315.003.  PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  Adult education programs must be provided by public school districts, public junior colleges, regional education service centers, nonprofit agencies, and community-based organizations approved in accordance with state statutes and rules adopted by the commission.  The programs must be designed to meet the education and training needs of adults to the extent possible using available public and private resources.  Bilingual education may be used to instruct students who do not function satisfactorily in English whenever it is appropriate for those students' optimum development.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 315.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.004. Adult Education Assessment

Sec. 315.004.  ADULT EDUCATION ASSESSMENT.  The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency, review the standardized assessment mechanism required under Section 315.002(a)(7) and recommend any changes necessary to align the assessment with the assessments designated under Section 51.334, Education Code, to allow for the proper placement of a student in an adult basic education course or to provide the student with the proper developmental or English as a second language coursework, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 2.10, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Lab Code § 315.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.005. Adult Education and Literacy Advisory Committee

Sec. 315.005.  ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  In this section, "advisory committee" means the adult education and literacy advisory committee created under this section.(b)  The commission shall establish an adult education and literacy advisory committee composed of not more than nine members appointed by the commission.  Members of the advisory committee must have expertise in the field of adult education and literacy and may include adult educators, providers, advocates, current or former adult education and literacy program students, and leaders in the nonprofit community engaged in literacy promotion efforts.  The advisory committee's membership must include at least one representative of the business community and at least one representative of a local workforce development board.(c)  The advisory committee shall:(1)  meet at least quarterly;(2)  report to the commission at least annually; and(3)  advise the commission on:(A)  the development of:(i)  policies and program priorities that support the development of an educated and skilled workforce in this state;(ii)  statewide curriculum guidelines and standards for adult education and literacy services that ensure a balance of education and workplace skill development;(iii)  a statewide strategy for improving student transitions to postsecondary education and career and technical education training; and(iv)  a centralized system for collecting and tracking comprehensive data on adult basic education and literacy program performance outcomes;(B)  the exploration of potential partnerships with entities in the nonprofit community engaged in literacy promotion efforts, entities in the business community, and other appropriate entities to improve statewide literacy programs; and(C)  any other issue the commission considers appropriate.(d)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the advisory committee.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 315.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.006. State Funding

Sec. 315.006.  STATE FUNDING.  (a)  Funds shall be appropriated to implement statewide adult basic education, adult bilingual education, high school equivalency, and high school credit programs to eliminate illiteracy in this state and to implement and support a statewide program to meet the total range of adult needs for adult education and related skill training.  The commission shall ensure that public school districts, public junior colleges, regional education service centers, nonprofit agencies, and community-based organizations have direct and equitable access to those funds.(b)  In addition to any amount appropriated under Subsection (a), the legislature may appropriate an additional amount to the commission for the purpose of skill training in direct support of industrial expansion and new business development in locations, industries, and occupations designated by the commission, if the training supports the basic purposes of this chapter.  To support the basic purposes of this chapter, the legislature may also appropriate an additional amount to the commission for skill training that is conducted to support the expansion of civilian employment opportunities on United States military reservations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 315.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.007. Performance Incentive Funding

Sec. 315.007.  PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE FUNDING.  (a)  The commission by rule shall develop and establish a performance-based process for annually awarding funds to entities that deliver adult education and literacy services under this chapter.  The process must be designed to reward those entities demonstrating exemplary performance in the delivery of services.(b)  In developing the process for awarding funds under this section, the commission shall prescribe:(1)  criteria, including fiscal and programmatic performance criteria, to be used to evaluate the performance by the entities described by Subsection (a); and(2)  procedures for taking corrective action, including contract termination or the discontinuation of an award of funds, against an entity for the entity's failure to satisfy the performance criteria prescribed under Subdivision (1).(c)  The criteria prescribed under Subsection (b)(1) for the award of funds to entities described by Subsection (a) based on performance during a program year must include the achievement by an entity of the following enrollment target and performance benchmarks:(1)  the enrollment in a high school equivalency program or a postsecondary ability to benefit program of at least 25 percent of all students receiving adult education and literacy services from the entity during that program year; and(2)  the achievement by the end of that program year of a high school equivalency certificate or a postsecondary certificate by at least 70 percent of those students who exit the entity's adult education program during that program year and who are enrolled in a high school equivalency program or a postsecondary ability to benefit program.(d)  The process developed under this section must require the members of the commission to approve the award of any funds under this chapter.(e)  In this section, "postsecondary ability to benefit program" means a postsecondary certificate program in which a person who does not have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate and who both qualifies for federal student financial aid and demonstrates on an assessment instrument that the person can pass college-level courses with some support may enroll.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 1949), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 315.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 315 - Adult Education and Literacy Programs|Section 315.008. Service Provider Contracts: Competitive Procurement Requirement

Sec. 315.008.  SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS: COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT.  The commission shall use a competitive procurement process to award a contract to a service provider of an adult education program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 316.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 316 - Veterans Reemployment Education and Training Courses|Section 316.001. Education and Training Courses

Sec. 316.001.  EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES.  (a)  The commission shall develop or approve education and training courses for the veterans reemployment program under Subchapter H-1, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, to assist eligible veterans in obtaining workforce skills and becoming gainfully employed.(b)  The education and training courses must provide instruction in workforce skills appropriate for veterans with disabilities.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (H.B. 714), Sec. 3, eff. June 2, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 317 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|Section 317.001. Definitions

Sec. 317.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Adult" means any individual who is over the age of compulsory school attendance prescribed by Section 25.085, Education Code.(2)  "Program" means the workforce diploma pilot program established under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 317 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|Section 317.002. Program Establishment and Administration; Purpose

Sec. 317.002.  PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION; PURPOSE.  The commission, in consultation with the Texas Education Agency, shall establish and administer a workforce diploma pilot program under which eligible high school diploma-granting entities participating in the program may be reimbursed for successfully assisting adult students to obtain a high school diploma and develop technical career readiness skills and employability.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 317 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|Section 317.003. Request for Program Provider Qualifications

Sec. 317.003.  REQUEST FOR PROGRAM PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  Not later than October 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a request for qualifications for providers to participate in the program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 317 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|Section 317.004. Provider Eligibility

Sec. 317.004.  PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to participate as a provider under the program, a provider must:(1)  apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by commission rule;(2)  be a public, nonprofit, or private entity that is:(A)  authorized under the Education Code or other state law to grant a high school diploma; or(B)  accredited by a regional accrediting body;(3)  have at least two years of experience providing dropout reengagement services to adult students, including recruitment, learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring, leading to the obtainment of a high school diploma;(4)  be equipped to:(A)  provide:(i)  academic skill intake assessment and transcript evaluations;(ii)  remediation coursework in literacy and numeracy;(iii)  a research-validated academic resiliency assessment and intervention;(iv)  employability skills development aligned to employer needs;(v)  career pathways coursework;(vi)  preparation for the attainment of industry-recognized credentials; and(vii)  career placement services; and(B)  develop a learning plan that integrates academic requirements and career goals; and(5)  offer a course catalog that includes all courses necessary to meet high school graduation requirements in this state.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 317 - Workforce Diploma Pilot Program|Section 317.005. Provider Approval; List of Approved Providers

Sec. 317.005.  PROVIDER APPROVAL; LIST OF APPROVED PROVIDERS.  (a)  Not later than November 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a list of providers approved by the commission to participate in the program during the next calendar year. (b)  An approved provider maintains approval to participate in the program during a subsequent calendar year without reapplying to the commission unless the provider is removed from the approved provider list as provided by Section 317.008.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|