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TX Lab Code § 317.006 (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 317.006. Reimbursement of Program Providers for Student Achievement

Sec. 317.006.  REIMBURSEMENT OF PROGRAM PROVIDERS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.  (a)  To the extent money is available for that purpose, the commission shall reimburse each approved provider participating in the program for the achievement of the following milestones by students receiving services from the provider:(1)  $250 for the completion of a half credit;(2)  $250 for the completion of an employability skills certification program equal to at least one credit or the equivalent;(3)  $250 for the attainment of an industry-recognized credential requiring not more than 50 hours of training;(4)  $500 for the attainment of an industry-recognized credential requiring at least 50 but not more than 100 hours of training;(5)  $750 for the attainment of an industry-recognized credential requiring more than 100 hours of training; and(6)  $1,000 for the obtainment of a high school diploma.(b)  Not later than the 10th calendar day of each month, an approved provider participating in the program shall submit to the commission an invoice for the milestones achieved by the provider's students during the previous calendar month.(c)  The commission shall reimburse approved program providers in the order in which invoices are received by the commission until all funds available for the program are exhausted. |Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.007 (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 317.007. Annual Report

Sec. 317.007.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Not later than January 15 of each year, each approved provider that participated in the program during the previous calendar year shall report to the commission the following data regarding the provider's students for that year:(1)  the number of students for which the provider received reimbursement under the program;(2)  the total number of credits earned by the students;(3)  the total number of employability skills certification programs completed by the students;(4)  the total number of industry-recognized credentials attained by the students in each of the funding tiers described by Sections 317.006(a)(3), (4), and (5); and(5)  the number of students who obtained a high school diploma.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.008 (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 317.008. Provider Performance Review

Sec. 317.008.  PROVIDER PERFORMANCE REVIEW.  (a)  The commission by rule shall prescribe minimum performance standards for providers participating in the program.  The minimum performance standards must include:(1)  a graduation rate of at least 50 percent; and(2)  a program cost per graduate of $7,000 or less.(b)  For purposes of Subsections (a)(1) and (2), the commission by rule shall develop formulas to make the appropriate calculations.  The graduation rate must be calculated one cohort year in arrears.(c)  The commission shall review data from each participating approved provider annually to ensure that the services offered by the provider are meeting the minimum performance standards.  If the commission determines that an approved provider did not meet the minimum performance standards in the previous calendar year, the commission shall place the provider on probationary status for the remainder of the current calendar year. (d)  The commission shall remove from the approved provider list published under Section 317.005 any provider that does not meet the minimum performance standards for two consecutive calendar years.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.009 (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 317.009. Report

Sec. 317.009.  REPORT.  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit to the legislature a report on the effectiveness of the program.  The commission shall include in the report a recommendation regarding whether the program should be continued, expanded, or terminated.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 317.010 (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 317.010. Expiration

Sec. 317.010.  EXPIRATION.  This chapter expires September 1, 2025.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 318.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 318 - Tri-Agency Work-Based Learning Strategic Framework|Section 318.002. Expiration

Sec. 318.002.  EXPIRATION.  This chapter expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1247), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Lab Code § 351.001 (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 351 - General Provisions; Responsibility for Administration of Services|Section 351.001. Definitions

Sec. 351.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subtitle:(1)  "Department" means the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.(2)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 351.002 (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 351 - General Provisions; Responsibility for Administration of Services|Section 351.002. Responsibility for Administration of Services and Programs

Sec. 351.002.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the department shall administer the services and programs under this subtitle until September 1, 2016.  On that date, the department shall cease administering the services and programs and the commission shall begin administering the services and programs, subject to receipt of any required federal approval.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 351.003 (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 351 - General Provisions; Responsibility for Administration of Services|Section 351.003. Designated State Unit for Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 351.003.  DESIGNATED STATE UNIT FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.  In accordance with the requirements of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 701 et seq.), the commission shall establish a designated state unit within the commission that:(1)  is an organizational unit designated to be primarily responsible for and concerned with vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities;(2)  has a full-time director;(3)  has a staff employed on the rehabilitation work of the organizational unit, all or substantially all of whom are employed full-time on such work; and(4)  is located at an organizational level and has an organizational status within the commission comparable to that of other major organizational units of the commission.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 351.005 (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 351 - General Provisions; Responsibility for Administration of Services|Section 351.005. Meaning of Certain References in Law

Sec. 351.005.  MEANING OF CERTAIN REFERENCES IN LAW.  Until the administration of this subtitle is transferred from the department to the commission, a reference to the commission or the executive director in this subtitle means the department, commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services, or executive commissioner, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.001 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.001. Definitions

Sec. 355.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.(2)  "Vending facility" means a facility in which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are sold regularly.  The term excludes facilities consisting solely of vending machines that do not compete directly or indirectly with a facility that is or could be operated by a person with a disability.(3)  "State property" means land and buildings owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state.(4)  "Agency" means the state agency in charge of state property.(5)  "Disability" means a physical or mental condition that the commission determines to constitute a substantial vocational disadvantage.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.002 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.002. License or Permit Required

Sec. 355.002.  LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED.  (a)  No person may operate a vending facility or a facility with vending machines or other coin-operated devices on state property unless the person is licensed to do so by the commission or is authorized to do so by an agency granted a permit to arrange for vending facilities.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a building in which the Texas Facilities Commission leases space to a private tenant under Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.003 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.003. Licensing Procedure

Sec. 355.003.  LICENSING PROCEDURE.  (a)  On its own initiative or at the request of an agency that controls state property, the commission shall survey the property, or blueprints and other available information concerning the property, to determine whether the installation of a vending facility is feasible and consonant with the commission's vocational rehabilitation objectives.(b)  If the installation of the facility is feasible, the commission shall either license a blind person to operate a facility to be installed by the commission or install a facility to be operated by a person with a disability who is not blind according to rules and procedures adopted by the commission.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.004 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.004. Location of Vending Facilities

Sec. 355.004.  LOCATION OF VENDING FACILITIES.  (a)  With the concurrence of the agency in charge of state property, the commission shall designate the location of vending facilities that have been requested by the agency.(b)  The agency responsible for state property shall alter the property to make it suitable for the proper operation of the vending facilities.  To this end, the agency in charge of constructing new state property shall consult with the commission during the planning stage on the construction.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.005 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.005. Issuance of Licenses; Eligibility

Sec. 355.005.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSES; ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The commission may issue a license to operate its vending facilities on state property to blind citizens of the state who are capable of operating the facilities in a manner that is reasonably satisfactory to all parties concerned.(b)  Before issuing a license to a person, the commission shall determine whether the person has the physical, psychological, and personal traits and abilities required to operate a vending facility in a satisfactory manner.(c)  The commission shall maintain a roster of the names of each person who has been certified as suitable for licensing.  If two or more equally qualified persons are listed on the roster and apply for a license to operate an available vending facility, the commission shall issue the license to the person who is most in need of employment.(d)  The granting of a license does not vest the licensee with property or other rights which may constitute the basis of a cause of action, at law or in equity, against the state or its officers or employees.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.006 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.006. Expiration, Renewal, and Revocation of Licenses

Sec. 355.006.  EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES.  (a)  A license or general permit to operate a vending facility on state property is valid for a period of three years from the date it is issued.(b)  The commission shall review each license or permit prior to its expiration and shall issue a new or different license or permit as the circumstances warrant.(c)  The commission and the agency may consent mutually to revoke a general permit prior to its expiration if changed circumstances warrant that action.(d)  A blind person's wilful failure to comply with the commission's rules or the provisions of this chapter constitutes grounds for the automatic revocation of the person's license.(e)  The commission shall adopt substantive and procedural rules governing the revocation of licenses.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.007 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.007. Operation of Vending Facilities by Certain Persons Who Are Not Blind

Sec. 355.007.  OPERATION OF VENDING FACILITIES BY CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE NOT BLIND.  If the commission determines that a blind person could not properly operate a vending facility at a particular location, the commission may survey the property to determine whether a person with a disability that is not of a visual nature could operate the facility in a proper manner.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.008 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.008. Closing Certain Facilities Prohibited

Sec. 355.008.  CLOSING CERTAIN FACILITIES PROHIBITED.  Neither a vending facility operated by an individual with a disability, nor a vending facility location surveyed by the commission, may be closed as a result of the transfer of state property from one agency to another, the alteration of a state building, or the reorganization of a state agency unless the commission agrees to the closing.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.009 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.009. Employment of Assistants

Sec. 355.009.  EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANTS.  (a)  If an individual licensed to operate a vending facility on state property requires an assistant, a qualified person with a disability of a visual nature must be given preference for employment.  If the commission determines that a person with a disability of a visual nature could not perform the labor for which an assistant is required, or if a person with a disability of a visual nature is not available, a person with a disability that is not of a visual nature must be given preference for employment. (b)  An assistant employed by a blind person licensed by the commission must be approved by the commission, and the deliberate refusal of a blind licensee to comply with this section constitutes grounds for the revocation of the person's license.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.010 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.010. Competing Vending Machines

Sec. 355.010.  COMPETING VENDING MACHINES.  (a)  If the commission and an agency agree to the installation and operation of an additional vending facility or vending machine on property that already has a commission-sponsored vending facility, no additional permit or license is required.  However, the installation of a competing vending facility consisting of vending machines or other coin-operated devices must be authorized by the commission.  The commission's authorization must be made with a view toward providing the greatest economic benefits for blind persons consonant with supplying the additional services required at the building.(b)  State agencies shall cooperate and negotiate in good faith to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.(c)  Individuals with disabilities who operate vending facilities on state property are entitled to receive all commissions from vending machines installed on the same property.  If two or more vending facilities are operated by individuals with disabilities in a building in which vending machines are installed, the commission shall divide the commissions from the vending machines among the operators with disabilities in a manner that will achieve equity and equality in the incomes of those operators.  If the commission has decided not to locate a vending facility in a building, the agency to whom a general permit has been issued shall determine the assignment of the commissions from vending machines installed in the building.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 355.011 (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 355 - Vending Facilities Operated by Blind Persons|Section 355.011. Vending Facility Equipment and Stock

Sec. 355.011.  VENDING FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND STOCK.  (a)  The commission may supply a blind vending facility operator with equipment and initial stock necessary for the operator to begin business.(b)  The commission shall collect and set aside from the proceeds of the operation of its vending facilities enough money:(1)  to insure a sufficient amount of initial stock for the facilities and for their proper maintenance;(2)  to pay the costs of supervision and other expenses incidental to the operation of the facilities; and(3)  to pay other program costs to the extent necessary to assure fair and equal treatment of the blind persons licensed to operate the facilities and to the extent allowed under federal programs that provide financial support to the commission.(c)  Except for purchasing and installing original equipment, the operation of commission-sponsored vending facilities must be as self-supporting and self-sustaining as possible.  To achieve this end, the commission shall periodically review and, when necessary, revise its schedules for collecting and setting aside money from the proceeds of its vending facilities.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 94 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.|