Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES › Subchapter C - EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 4.21 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Academic
				  school year--Two academic semesters (i.e., fall semester and spring semester,
				  or if the educational institution is on a trimester system then fall, winter,
				  or spring quarters).
(2) Available
				  grants--The number of grants, based on available funding, the conditional grant
				  coordinator determines may be awarded in an academic year.
(3) College cooperative student--A person who
				  is enrolled in an eligible higher educational institution's cooperative
				  education program.
(4)
				  Commission--Texas Transportation Commission.
(5) Conditional grant--Financial assistance
				  awarded to an eligible student.
(6)
				  Cooperative education program--A plan of education that provides for
				  alternating periods of study and employment during the academic year; working
				  agreements among the department, educational institution and student; paid
				  supervised work experiences related to the student's academic studies or career
				  goals; and experience sufficient in duration to qualify for career entry level
				  position, if applicable.
(7)
				  Cooperative Education Program Standards Form--A form that states the rules of
				  the High School Cooperative Education Program.
(8) Declaration of intent--A signed and
				  notarized document stating that the student intends to work for the department
				  in an eligible profession for two academic years immediately following the date
				  of the student's receipt of an eligible degree.
(9) Department--The Texas Department of
				  Transportation.
(10) Economically
				  disadvantaged student--A student who is a member of a household with a family
				  annual adjusted gross income of not more than 225% of the Federal Poverty
				  Level.
(11) Eligible degree--A
				  baccalaureate degree from an accredited public institution in the State of
				  Texas in a field of study that satisfies the department's minimum education
				  requirement for an eligible profession.
(12) Eligible professions--Professions for
				  which the department determines there is a critical need.
(13) Form I-9 Employment Verification--A form
				  attesting to eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with the
				  Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
(14) HSCEP--High School Cooperative Education
				  Program.
(15) Intern--A
				  post-secondary school student who is employed for a specific length of
				  time.
(16) Institution--Any public
				  senior (four-year) college or university of higher education as certified by
				  the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System in accordance with
				  the Education Code, §
										61.003.
(17) Stipend--A monthly amount of financial
				  assistance based on financial need which is determined by the financial aid or
				  scholarship office at the student's educational institution.
(18) Student cooperative program performance
				  evaluation--The department's employment evaluation form used to evaluate
				  college cooperative students.
(19)
				  Student intern program performance evaluation--The department's employment
				  evaluation form used to evaluate interns.
(20) Texas resident--A person qualifying as a
				  Texas resident as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
				  rule.