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TX Lab Code § 303.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 303 - Skills Development Fund|Section 303.0031. Use of Skills Development Fund to Recruit Certain Employers

Sec. 303.0031.  USE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND TO RECRUIT CERTAIN EMPLOYERS.  (a)  In this section, "public junior college" and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(b)  In addition to the purposes described by Section 303.001, the commission may use the skills development fund to provide an intensive and rapid response to, and support services for, employers expanding in or relocating their operations to this state, with a focus on recruiting employers who will provide complex or high-skilled employment opportunities in this state.(c)  The commission may use funds available for the purpose of this section to:(1)  provide leadership and direction to, and linkage among, out-of-state employers, economic development organizations, local workforce development boards, public junior colleges, and public technical institutes to address the employers' needs for recruitment and hiring for complex or high-skilled employment positions as necessary to facilitate employers' relocation to or expansion of operations in this state; and(2)  award grants to a public junior college or public technical institute providing workforce training and related support services to employers who commit to establishing a place of business in this state.(d)  A grant awarded under this section may be used only for:(1)  developing:(A)  customized workforce training programs for an employer's specific business needs;(B)  fast-track curriculum;(C)  workforce training-related support services for employers; or(D)  instructor certification necessary to provide workforce training; and(2)  acquiring training equipment necessary for instructor certification and employment.(e)  The executive director, or a person appointed by the executive director who is knowledgeable in the administration of grants, is responsible for the distribution of grant money under this section.(f)  The commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purpose of this section.(g)  The commission may require, as a condition of receiving money under this section, that a recipient agree to repay the amount received and any related interest if the commission determines that the money was not used for the purposes for which the money was awarded.(h)  Money may not be used under this section to pay any training costs or other related costs of an employer to relocate the employer's worksite from one location in this state to another location in this state.(i)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Lab Code § 303.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 303 - Skills Development Fund|Section 303.0035. Use of Money in Holding Fund (General Revenue Account 5069) for Skills Development

Sec. 303.0035.  USE OF MONEY IN HOLDING FUND (GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT 5069)  FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.  Money in the holding fund (general revenue account 5069) may be used only for the purposes for which the money in the skills development fund created under Section 303.003 may be used.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2421), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 303.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 303 - Skills Development Fund|Section 303.004. Fund Review; Report by Certain Workforce Training Providers Required

Sec. 303.004.  FUND REVIEW; REPORT BY CERTAIN WORKFORCE TRAINING PROVIDERS REQUIRED. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall review all customized training programs biennially to verify that state funds are being used appropriately by public community and technical colleges and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service under this chapter.(b)  Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and each public community or technical college that provides workforce training under this chapter shall:(1)  conduct a review of the service's or college's training programs to:(A)  determine the effectiveness of the programs in improving the wages of participants who complete the programs; and(B)  identify strategies for improving the delivery of workforce training in order to more effectively impact economic development in this state; and(2)  submit to the commission a detailed written report summarizing the results of the review for inclusion by the executive director in the report to the governor and the legislature required by Section 303.006(c).(c)  If the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service or a public community or technical college fails to submit a report required by Subsection (b)(2):(1)  the service or college must refund to the comptroller any unexpended state funds received by the service or college under this chapter for the state fiscal biennium in which the report was due; and(2)  the commission may not award any additional grant to the service or college under this chapter until the service or college has complied with that reporting requirement.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 4, eff. May 20, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 911 (H.B. 1297), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 566 (S.B. 634), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 566 (S.B. 634), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Lab Code § 303.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 303 - Skills Development Fund|Section 303.005. Participation in Additional Programs; Application Requirements; Priority

Sec. 303.005.  PARTICIPATION IN ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PRIORITY.  (a)  An employer may not apply both to a public community or technical college for customized training and assessment from the college through a grant issued to the college under the skills development fund program established under this chapter and for a grant under the Texas Enterprise Fund program established under Subchapter E, Chapter 481, Government Code, unless the employer and the college file an application for concurrent participation in both programs that complies with any rules adopted by the Texas Workforce Commission on concurrent participation.(b)  In awarding any grant under this chapter, the commission shall consider giving priority to training incentives for small businesses.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1485, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2421), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 304.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 304 - Counseling for Displaced Homemakers or Workers|Section 304.001. Definition

Sec. 304.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "displaced homemaker" means a person who:(1)  has worked without pay as a homemaker for the person's family;(2)  is not gainfully employed;(3)  has had, or would have, difficulty in obtaining employment;  and(4)  has depended on:(A)  the income of a family member for financial support and has lost that income;  or(B)  government assistance as the parent of dependent children and is no longer eligible for that assistance.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 302.001 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 304.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 304 - Counseling for Displaced Homemakers or Workers|Section 304.002. Job Counseling Program

Sec. 304.002.  JOB COUNSELING PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission, through a special assistance job counseling program, shall:(1)  provide counseling for displaced homemakers;(2)  assist displaced homemakers in obtaining training and education;  and(3)  place displaced homemakers in suitable employment.(b)  The counseling must:(1)  consider and build on the skills and experiences of the homemaker;  and(2)  prepare the person, through employment counseling, to reenter the paid work force and develop and improve job skills.(c)  The commission shall design the program specifically for persons reentering the paid work force after a number of years as homemakers to enable them to assume or resume a valuable role in the paid work force commensurate with the homemakers' talents and abilities.(d)  The commission may not charge a fee for participation in the program by a displaced homemaker.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 302.002 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 304.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 304 - Counseling for Displaced Homemakers or Workers|Section 304.003. Personnel; Office

Sec. 304.003.  PERSONNEL;  OFFICE.  The commission shall use its personnel, services, facilities, and equipment to operate the job counseling program.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 302.003 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 304.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 304 - Counseling for Displaced Homemakers or Workers|Section 304.004. Cooperation by State Agencies and Political Subdivisions

Sec. 304.004.  COOPERATION BY STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  State agencies and political subdivisions of the state shall cooperate with the commission in obtaining suitable employment for displaced homemakers counseled by the commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 302.004 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|Sec. 304.005.  HOME OWNERSHIP COUNSELING FOR DISPLACED WORKERS.  (a)  The commission shall provide written notice in English and in Spanish of eligibility for home ownership counseling under federal law to each worker residing in this state who is eligible for home ownership counseling under 12 U.S.C. Section 1701x, as amended, and who:(1)  is covered by a certification of eligibility for adjustment assistance under 19 U.S.C. Section 2331, as amended;  or(2)  is threatened to become totally or partially separated, or has become totally or partially separated, from a firm that is certified eligible for adjustment assistance under 19 U.S.C. Section 2341, as amended.(b)  The notice must contain:(1)  a list of home ownership counseling organizations that:(A)  receive assistance under 12 U.S.C. Section 1701x, as amended;  and(B)  serve the area in which the worker's home is located;  or(2)  any toll-free telephone number through which the worker can obtain the list prescribed by Subdivision (1).(c)  A firm located in this state that has requested a certification of eligibility for adjustment assistance under 19 U.S.C. Section 2341, as amended, shall notify the commission of that request.(d)  In this section, "firm" has the meaning assigned by 19 U.S.C. Section 2351, as amended.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 306.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.001. Definitions

Sec. 306.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.(2)  "Correctional institutions division" means the correctional institutions division of the department.(3)  "Project RIO" means the project for reintegration of offenders.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 3.016, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.001 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 306.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.002. Project Rio

Sec. 306.002.  PROJECT RIO.  The project for reintegration of offenders is a statewide employment referral program designed to reintegrate into the labor force persons sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 3.016, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.002 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 132, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 306.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.003. Administration

Sec. 306.003.  ADMINISTRATION.  The department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the commission shall cooperate to maximize the effectiveness of Project RIO.  For that purpose, the commission shall administer the project.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.003 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 133, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 306.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.004. Memorandum of Understanding--Adoption

Sec. 306.004.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING--ADOPTION.  (a)  The department, the commission, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall each adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibilities of each agency and of the divisions within the department.(b)  The commission shall coordinate the development of the memoranda of understanding.  The department and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement their respective memoranda and may amend the memorandum and those rules as necessary.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.004 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 134, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 306.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.005. Memorandum of Understanding--Contents

Sec. 306.005.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING--CONTENTS.  (a)  The memorandum of understanding between the department and the commission must establish the role of:(1)  the correctional institutions division in ascertaining and encouraging an inmate's chances for employment by:(A)  providing vocational and educational assessment for the person while incarcerated;(B)  developing a skills enhancement program for the person while incarcerated, in cooperation with other governmental, educational, and private entities, using available public or private financial resources authorized by statute;  and(C)  referring the person on release to the project through the person's parole officer or supervision officer;(2)  the community justice assistance division and the parole division of the department in:(A)  encouraging and referring persons to the project;  and(B)  ensuring that those persons participate in the project and avail themselves of its services;  and(3)  the commission in developing and maintaining a statewide network for finding positions of employment that require the skills possessed by project participants and in helping those participants to secure employment.(b)  The memorandum of understanding between the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the commission must establish the roles of the institutional and community services division in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the role of the commission in the same manner the roles of the department and commission are established under Subsection (a).|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 3.018, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.005 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 135, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 306.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.006. Project Director

Sec. 306.006.  PROJECT DIRECTOR.  (a)  The executive director shall designate the director of Project RIO to coordinate the efforts of the affected state agencies and expedite the delivery of services to participants in the project, including prospective employers.(b)  The project director shall:(1)  propose, for adoption by the commission, standards and guidelines for the operation of the project;(2)  obtain information from appropriate state agencies and offices affiliated with the project to determine any necessary changes in the project;(3)  disseminate information statewide about the project;  and(4)  train commission staff to assist in the operation of affiliated services.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.006 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 306.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 306 - Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders)|Section 306.007. Provision of Information on State Services for Ex-Offenders and Employers

Sec. 306.007.  PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON STATE SERVICES FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND EMPLOYERS.  (a)  To assist in the reintegration into the labor force of persons formerly sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the commission through Project RIO shall provide:(1)  to those persons:(A)  information from local workforce development boards on job training and employment referral services;(B)  information from the Department of State Health Services on substance abuse treatment services;(C)  information from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs on housing services;(D)  information from the Texas Veterans Commission on services for veterans; and(E)  information on tax refund voucher programs under Subchapter H, Chapter 301; and(2)  to the employers and potential employers of those persons:(A)  information from the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office on the enterprise zone program; and(B)  information from local workforce development boards on services listed in Section 2308.304, Government Code.(b)  The commission shall adopt a memorandum of understanding with each of the following agencies that establishes the respective responsibilities of the commission and the agencies in providing information described by Subsection (a) to persons formerly sentenced to the institutional division or the state jail division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to employers or potential employers of those persons, and to local workforce development boards:(1)  the Department of State Health Services;(2)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;(3)  the Texas Veterans Commission; and(4)  the Health and Human Services Commission.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 217.007 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 6.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 136, eff. September 1, 2015.|