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TX Lab Code § 301.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter H. Tax Refund for Wages Paid to Employee Receiving Financial Assistance|Section 301.108. Limitation on Conveyance, Assignment, or Transfer of Refund

Sec. 301.108.  LIMITATION ON CONVEYANCE, ASSIGNMENT, OR TRANSFER OF REFUND.  A person may convey, assign, or transfer a refund under this subchapter to another person only if:(1)  the employing unit is sold, conveyed, assigned, or transferred, in the same transaction or in a related transaction, to the person to whom the refund is conveyed, assigned, or transferred;  or(2)  the person to whom the refund is conveyed, assigned, or transferred:(A)  is subject to a tax administered by the comptroller and deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund without dedication;  and(B)  directly or indirectly owns, controls, or otherwise directs, in whole or in part, an interest in the person from whom the refund is conveyed, assigned, or transferred.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 3A.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 301.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.151. Definitions

Sec. 301.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Director" means the director of the division.(2)  "Division" means the civil rights division of the commission.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 , Sec. 30(7), eff. September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 30(7), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 301.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.153. Governance; Authority

Sec. 301.153.  GOVERNANCE; AUTHORITY.  (a)   The commission shall establish policies for the division and the executive director shall supervise the director in administering the activities of the division.(b)  The commission is the state authority established as a fair employment practice agency and is authorized, with respect to an unlawful employment practice, to:(1)  grant relief from the practice;(2)  seek relief from the practice; or(3)  institute criminal proceedings.(c)  The commission shall administer Chapter 21 of this code and Chapter 301, Property Code, including the powers and duties formerly exercised by the former Commission on Human Rights under those laws.(d)  A reference in Chapter 21 of this code, Chapter 301, Property Code, or any other law to the former Commission on Human Rights means the commission.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 301.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.154. Director

Sec. 301.154.  DIRECTOR.  (a)  The director shall be appointed by the executive director to administer the powers and duties of the division.(b)  To be eligible for appointment, the director must have relevant experience in the area of civil rights, specifically in working to prevent the types of discrimination the division is charged with preventing.  The director must demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunity for minorities, women, and the disabled.  The director should also have relevant experience with housing and employment discrimination claims.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 301.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.155. Investigator Training Program; Procedures Manual

Sec. 301.155.  INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM;  PROCEDURES MANUAL.  (a)  A person who is employed under this chapter by the division as an investigator may not conduct an investigation until the person completes a comprehensive training and education program for investigators that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the requirements relating to employment adopted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, with a special emphasis on requirements regarding reasonable accommodations;(2)  various types of disabilities and accommodations appropriate in an employment setting for each type of disability;  and(3)  fair employment and housing practices.(c)  Each investigator shall annually complete a continuing education program designed to provide investigators with the most recent information available regarding the issues described by Subsection (b), including legislative and judicial changes in the law.(d)  The director shall develop and biennially update an investigation procedures manual.  The manual must include investigation procedures and information and may include information regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2.|
TX Lab Code § 301.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.156. Analysis of Discrimination Complaints; Report

Sec. 301.156.  ANALYSIS OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS;  REPORT.  (a)  The division shall collect and report statewide information relating to employment and housing discrimination complaints as required by this section. (b)  Each state fiscal year, the division shall collect and analyze information regarding employment and housing discrimination complaints filed with the division, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and local commissions in this state.  The information must include:(1)  an analysis of employment complaints filed by the basis of the complaint, including:(A)  sex, race, color, age, disability, national origin, religion, and genetic information;  and(B)  retaliatory actions against the complainant;(2)  an analysis of housing complaints filed by the basis of the complaint, including sex, race, color, disability, national origin, religion, and familial status;(3)  an analysis of employment complaints filed by issue, including discharge, terms and conditions, sexual harassment, promotion, hiring, demotion, and layoff;(4)  an analysis of housing complaints filed by issue, including terms and conditions, refusal to rent or sell, discriminatory financing or advertising, and false representation;(5)  an analysis of employment and housing cases closed by the reason the case was closed, including findings or determinations of cause or no cause, successful conciliation, right to sue issued, complaint withdrawn after resolution, no-fault settlement, failure to cooperate by the complainant, and lack of jurisdiction;  and(6)  the average processing time for complaints resolved by the division in each state fiscal year, regardless of whether the complaint was filed in the same fiscal year in which the complaint was resolved.(c)  The results of an analysis required under this section shall be included in the commission's annual report to the governor and legislature.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2.|
TX Lab Code § 301.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter I. Civil Rights Division|Section 301.157. Analysis of State Agency Discrimination Complaints; Report

Sec. 301.157.  ANALYSIS OF STATE AGENCY DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS; REPORT.  (a)  Each state fiscal year, the division shall collect and analyze information regarding employment discrimination complaints, other than complaints determined to be without merit, filed with the division against a state agency.  The information must include:(1)  an analysis of the complaints, both by number and by type; and(2)  key findings or trends the division identifies during the division's review of state agency personnel policies and procedures under Section 21.453.(b)  The commission shall include the results of the division's analysis under this section in the commission's annual report to the governor and the legislature.  The division shall exclude from the report any identifying information of a complainant or a state agency complaint as necessary to maintain confidentiality required by the commission's contract with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or by other law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 301.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter J. Adult Education and Literacy|Section 301.171. Cooperation With Texas Education Agency to Improve Adult Education and Literacy Services

Sec. 301.171.  COOPERATION WITH TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY TO IMPROVE ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY SERVICES.  The commission shall collaborate with the Texas Education Agency to improve the coordination and implementation of adult education and literacy services in this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Labor Code, Section 301.151 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(63), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 301.191 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter K. Detection and Prevention of Child-Care Fraud, Waste, and Abuse|Section 301.191. Prevention and Detection of Child-Care Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Sec. 301.191.  PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.  (a)  The commission shall develop risk assessment protocols to identify and assess possible instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs, including:(1)  the use of unemployment insurance wage records to identify:(A)  potential ineligible parents due to a change in income or underreporting of income;(B)  relative child-care providers who are engaged in other employment; and(C)  parents who do not have the required work history; and(2)  the identification of parents who apply for or receive child-care services in multiple workforce areas simultaneously.(b)  The commission shall ensure that local workforce development boards implement procedures to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.(c)  The commission may use a motor vehicle record, including a photographic image and signature, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.(d)  The commission may use the information under Subsection (c) otherwise for enforcement under this title.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 301.192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 301 - Texas Workforce Commission|Subchapter K. Detection and Prevention of Child-Care Fraud, Waste, and Abuse|Section 301.192. Correction of Child-Care Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Sec. 301.192.  CORRECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that corrective action is initiated against a child-care provider who commits fraud, including:(1)  temporarily or permanently withholding payments to the provider for child-care services already delivered;(2)  recovering money paid for child care from the child-care provider;(3)  stopping the provision of authorized child care at the provider's facility or location; or(4)  taking any other action consistent with the intent of the governing statutes or rules to investigate, prevent, or stop suspected fraud.(b)  The commission shall ensure that corrective action is initiated against a parent who commits fraud, including:(1)  recovering money paid for child care from the parent;(2)  declaring the parent ineligible for future child care under a commission program;(3)  limiting the enrollment of the parent's child to a regulated child-care provider; or(4)  taking any other action consistent with the intent of the governing statutes or rules to investigate, prevent, or stop suspected fraud.(c)  If the commission proposes to take a corrective action under Subsection (a) or (b), the provider or parent is entitled to appeal the proposed corrective action in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission by rule.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (S.B. 76), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 302.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.001. Definitions

Sec. 302.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Director" means the director of the division.(2)  "Division" means the division of workforce development of the commission.(3)  "Nonrecipient parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.0021, Human Resources Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.0025. Employment Plan and Postemployment Strategies

Sec. 302.0025.  EMPLOYMENT PLAN AND POSTEMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that an individual employment plan developed for a recipient of financial assistance or a nonrecipient parent participating in an employment program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, includes specific postemployment strategies to assist the recipient or the nonrecipient parent in making a transition to stable employment at a wage that enables the person and the person's family to maintain self-sufficiency.(b)  The individual employment plan must:(1)  consider the person's individual circumstances and needs in determining the person's initial job placement;(2)  identify a target wage that enables the person and the person's family to maintain self-sufficiency;(3)  provide specific postemployment goals and include methods and time frames by which the person is to achieve those goals; and(4)  refer the person to additional educational and training opportunities.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 10, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.0026. Employment Services Referral Program

Sec. 302.0026.  EMPLOYMENT SERVICES REFERRAL PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission and local workforce development boards shall develop an employment services referral program for recipients of financial assistance and nonrecipient parents who participate in employment programs under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, and have, in comparison to other recipients or nonrecipient parents, higher levels of barriers to employment.  The referral program must be designed to provide to a recipient or a nonrecipient parent referrals to preemployment and postemployment services offered by community-based organizations.(b)  In developing the referral program, the commission and local workforce development boards shall, subject to the availability of funds, coordinate partnerships and contract with community-based organizations that provide employment services specifically for persons with high levels of barriers to employment.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 11, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.0027. Financial Literacy Training

Sec. 302.0027.  FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING.  (a)  The commission and local workforce development boards shall ensure that each workforce development program offered in this state includes training in financial literacy.(b)  The division shall develop materials and information to be included in the training required by Subsection (a).(c)  The commission may accept a donation of services, money, or property that the commission determines furthers the financial literacy training program.  The donation must be accepted in an open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the commission and must be reported in the public records of the commission along with the name of the donor and the purpose of the donation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1214 (H.B. 900), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 302.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.003. Job Retention and Reemployment Assistance

Sec. 302.003.  JOB RETENTION AND REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.  The division may provide ongoing job retention and reemployment assistance for a recipient of public assistance or nonrecipient parent who has participated in a job training program.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 828, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 12, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.0033. Operation Welcome Home Program

Sec. 302.0033.  OPERATION WELCOME HOME PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall establish and administer the Operation Welcome Home program to expedite the entry of veterans and military service members into the workforce through the use of enhanced employment services.  In establishing the program, the commission shall build partnerships between military transition centers and local workforce development boards to ensure the availability of employment services, including services related to:(1)  education;(2)  career technical training; and(3)  entrepreneurship. (b)  The commission may award grants to state, local, or private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of this section.(c)  The commission shall administer the program using money previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal or other sources.(d)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 696), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.00335 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.00335. Texas Veterans Leadership Program

Sec. 302.00335.  TEXAS VETERANS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission, in consultation with the Texas Veterans Commission, shall establish a Texas Veterans Leadership Program.(b)  The mission of the program is to serve as a resource and referral network connecting veterans with the resources and tools they need to lead productive lives and enjoy the full benefits of the society they have willingly served.(c)  The program shall collaborate with local workforce development boards to provide services to veterans under this section.  The program may collaborate with other federal, state, county, municipal, and private agencies to provide services to veterans under this section.(d)  The program shall employ veterans to serve as veteran resource and referral specialists.  A veteran resource and referral specialist shall:(1)  seek out veterans in need of services;(2)  serve as a resource and referral agent, directing veterans to resources tailored to veterans' needs;(3)  make referrals and coordinate with other programs of the commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, and other federal, state, county, municipal, and private agencies that provide services for veterans relating to:(A)  employment;(B)  education and training;(C)  medical care;(D)  mental health and counseling; and(E)  veterans benefits; and(4)  coordinate the services of volunteer veterans familiar with the obstacles faced by veterans to assist in mentoring and serving veterans.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 696), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 302.0034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle B - Texas Workforce Commission; Workforce Development; Employment Services|Chapter 302 - Division of Workforce Development|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 302.0034. Employment Assistance Program for Certain Families of Military Personnel

Sec. 302.0034.  EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL.  (a)  The commission shall provide employment assistance services, including job placement and other employment-related services, to the spouses and dependents of military personnel who are assigned to duty in this state.(b)  The commission shall provide the services described by Subsection (a) in cooperation with the local workforce development boards in areas of the state having a defense community, as that term is defined by Section 481.501, Government Code.(c)  The commission may accept and apply for gifts, grants, donations, and appropriations from public and private sources to fund the commission's duties under this section.  The commission may use money from job training funds and other money appropriated by the legislature to implement the requirements of this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 682 (S.B. 212), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|