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TX Govt Code § 2308.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.305. Use of Labor Market Information System

Sec. 2308.305.  USE OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.  A board shall review, verify, modify, and use local labor market information developed through the state's labor market information system to identify, by occupation, the labor demand by employers in each workforce development area.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.306. Report

Sec. 2308.306.  REPORT.  A board shall periodically provide a report summarizing by occupation the labor demand to:(1)  each public postsecondary institution providing vocational and technical education;  and(2)  each entity under contract to the board to provide workforce training and services in a workforce development area.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.307. Filling Educational Needs

Sec. 2308.307.  FILLING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.  (a)  If a need in the availability of workforce education is indicated by the labor market information system provided by the board, by a direct request of employers located in the workforce area, or as the result of economic development incentives designed to attract or retain an employer, an institution may apply to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for approval to offer the needed workforce education.(b)  An institution that desires to provide the needed workforce education must apply to the coordinating board not later than the 30th day after the date the need is identified.(c)  The coordinating board shall give immediate priority to the institution's application and shall notify the institution of the board's approval or disapproval not later than the 100th day after the date the application is received.(d)  If more than one institution in a workforce development area applies to provide the needed workforce education, the coordinating board shall select one or more institutions to offer the needed education as provided by Section 61.051, Education Code.(e)  If an institution approved by the coordinating board does not offer the approved workforce education in a timely manner, a board may solicit another qualified provider to apply to the coordinating board to provide needed education to be funded through state-appropriated formula funds.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.308. Public Community College

Sec. 2308.308.  PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE.  A public community college shall promptly provide workforce training and services that are requested:(1)  by a board if the need for the training and services is based on the labor market information system available for the area;(2)  by employers located in the college's taxing district when the request is presented directly to the college by the employers or through the board; or(3)  as part of economic development incentives designed to attract or retain an employer, including incentives offered under the skills development fund program under Chapter 303, Labor Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.17(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2421), Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.309. Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 2308.309.  INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  An institution of higher education that has local taxing authority and is governed by a locally elected board of trustees is the primary provider of local workforce training and services that are needed by an employer within the taxing district and funded fully or in part by local funds, except in Cameron, McLennan, and Potter counties, or by technical vocational funds administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(b)  A board shall select another qualified local or statewide provider if the local institution does not promptly provide locally needed workforce training and services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.310. Certain Educational Services Not Prohibited

Sec. 2308.310.  CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES NOT PROHIBITED.  This subchapter does not prohibit an institution of higher education from offering workforce education or workforce training and services that:(1)  are needed by an employer located in the institution's taxing district and that meet all applicable standards;  or(2)  have been approved under applicable law and that are reviewed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.311. List of Publicly Funded Programs and Classes

Sec. 2308.311.  LIST OF PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS AND CLASSES.  (a)  Each local education agency and public or private postsecondary educational institution shall provide the board in its area a list of all vocational-technical programs and classes the agency or institution offers that are funded by state or federal funds.(b)  A board, with the assistance of the labor demand occupation report, shall evaluate the supply of vocational-technical programs in relation to the demand for the programs and report any discrepancies between supply and demand to the appropriate educational institution, the Central Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the council, and the Legislative Budget Board.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.312. Career Development Centers

Sec. 2308.312.  CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.  (a)  A board shall establish career development centers accessible to students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice throughout the workforce development area.  The board shall establish the centers not later than the 180th day after the date the board is certified.(b)  Each center shall provide access to information and services available in the workforce development area, including employment services, and shall address the individual needs of students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.(c)  The services must include:(1)  labor market information, including:(A)  available job openings; and(B)  education and training opportunities in the local area, in the state, and, as feasible, in the nation;(2)  uniform eligibility requirements and application procedures for all workforce training and services;(3)  independent assessment of individual needs and the development of an individual service strategy;(4)  centralized and continuous case management and counseling;(5)  individual referral for services, including basic education, classroom skills training, on-the-job training, and customized training;(6)  support services, including child care assistance, student loans, and other forms of financial assistance required to participate in and complete training; and(7)  job training and employment assistance for persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, provided in cooperation with Project RIO.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.23(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.090, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.3121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.3121. Service Provider Limitation; Waiver

Sec. 2308.3121.  SERVICE PROVIDER LIMITATION;  WAIVER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who provides one-stop services may not also provide developmental services such as basic education and skills training.(b)  The division may develop a waiver process for a person subject to Subsection (a).  A request for a waiver must include a detailed justification based on the lack of an existing qualified alternative for delivery of developmental services in the applicable workforce development area.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.3122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.3122. Unemployment Insurance Claims

Sec. 2308.3122.  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS.  In cooperation with the boards, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide for the filing of unemployment insurance claims through career development centers in each local workforce development area.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.313. Right to Know

Sec. 2308.313.  RIGHT TO KNOW.  A career development center shall provide to each person, before the person participates in a vocational or technical training program, a document that informs the person of:(1)  current employment prospects;(2)  the current wage level for a person who completes the vocational or technical training program in which the person is considering participating;  and(3)  the most recent information available on the performance of institutions that provide that training in the local workforce development area.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.314. Tax Assistance

Sec. 2308.314.  TAX ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The Texas Workforce Commission may provide to individuals who participate in a workforce development program information on the federal earned income tax credit for working families.  The commission may assist participants in preparing and filing federal income tax forms to ensure that a participant who is eligible to receive the tax credit obtains the tax credit.  The commission may fulfill its duties under this subsection by:(1)  working in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service to make each workforce development center a volunteer income tax assistance site during the two months preceding the date federal income taxes are due;  or(2)  using specially trained staff or volunteers to assist in preparing and filing federal income tax forms.(b)  The Texas Workforce Commission may provide information on the federal earned income tax credit to an employer who hires a welfare recipient under a wage supplementation program.(c)  In addition to providing information under Subsection (a) to an individual who participates in a workforce development program, the Texas Workforce Commission may provide the information to any other person who uses services provided through a workforce development center.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Wage supplementation program" means a program under which the state reserves all or part of the amounts that would be payable as benefits to welfare recipients and uses those amounts to provide and subsidize jobs for the recipients.(2)  "Welfare recipient" means a person who receives financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, or food stamps under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.315. Reimbursement Rates for Child-Care Providers

Sec. 2308.315.  REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS.  Each board shall establish and implement graduated reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the commission's subsidized child-care program that align the commission's age groupings with the child-to-caregiver ratios and group sizes adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission.  The graduated rates shall provide the highest reimbursement rate to child-care providers that provide care to children in the age group with the lowest child-to-caregiver ratio.  The commission shall supply any demographic data needed by the board to establish the rates.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1576, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (S.B. 1555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.3151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.3151. Reimbursement Rates for Texas Rising Star Program Providers

Sec. 2308.3151.  REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM PROVIDERS.  (a)  Each board shall establish graduated reimbursement rates for child care based on the commission's Texas Rising Star Program.(b)  The minimum reimbursement rate for a Texas Rising Star Program provider must be greater than the maximum rate established for a provider who is not a Texas Rising Star Program provider for the same category of care.  The reimbursement rate must be:(1)  at least five percent higher for a provider with a two-star rating;(2)  at least seven percent higher for a provider with a three-star rating; and(3)  at least nine percent higher for a provider with a four-star rating.(c)  The Texas Rising Star Program rate differential established in this section shall be funded with federal child-care development funds.(d)  The commission shall examine and implement strategies to address the increased costs a Texas Rising Star Program provider with a four-star or three-star rating would incur to provide care to infants and toddlers due to low child-to-caregiver ratios for children in those age groups.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (S.B. 1555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.3155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.3155. Texas Rising Star Program

Sec. 2308.3155.  TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM.  (a)  The Texas Rising Star Program is a quality-based child care rating system of child care providers participating in the commission's subsidized child care program.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules to administer the Texas Rising Star Program, including:(1)  guidelines for rating a child-care provider who provides child care to a child younger than 13 years of age, including infants and toddlers, enrolled in the subsidized program; and(2)  a timeline and process for regularly reviewing and updating the quality standards used to determine the rating system that includes the commission's consideration of input from interested parties regarding those standards.(b-1)  The rating system adopted under Subsection (b) must include an entry level rating for child care providers and a maximum length of time a provider may participate at the entry level rating.  To qualify for the entry level rating a child care provider must meet the minimum quality standards that qualify the provider to receive technical assistance and support under the Texas Rising Star Program.  A provider participating at the entry level rating is not eligible for increased reimbursement rates.(b-2)  The commission shall develop a process to allow a child care provider to request a waiver to extend the length of time the provider may participate at the entry level rating described by Subsection (b-1).  The waiver authorized by this subsection may not exceed 36 months.(c)  The commission shall make money available to each board to hire necessary employees to provide technical assistance under Section 2308.320 from the child care and development block grant.  In addition, a board may use money available from other public or private sources to hire necessary employees for the program.(d)  The commission shall, using a competitive procurement process that complies with all federal and state laws, select a single entity to oversee a statewide roster of qualified assessors to evaluate child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program during the initial certification process and at any other time during the provider's participation in the program.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1792), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 2607), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.316. Funding of Competitive Procurement Process for Infant and Early Childhood Child Care

Sec. 2308.316.  FUNDING OF COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILD CARE.  Each board shall allocate a portion of the board's federal child care development funds dedicated to quality improvement activities to a competitive procurement process for a system for quality child care for children under four years of age that encourages child care providers to voluntarily meet the certification criteria of the commission's Texas Rising Star Program.  In allocating funds under this section, special consideration shall be given to funding child care for children under four years of age in low-income communities.  This section may not be interpreted to limit parental choice.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1576, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2308.3165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments|Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act|Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards|Section 2308.3165. Scope of Child Care Services

Sec. 2308.3165.  SCOPE OF CHILD CARE SERVICES.  In addition to other programs approved by a board or permitted by another law, a child who is otherwise eligible for child care services funded by a board is eligible to receive the services while the child is enrolled in a federal Head Start program or in after-school care provided at a school.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|