Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 805 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 805.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Adult
				  education--Programs, activities, and services that include adult education,
				  literacy, workplace adult education and literacy activities, family literacy
				  activities, English language acquisition activities, integrated English
				  literacy and civics education, workforce preparation activities, or integrated
				  education and training.
(2) AEL
				  consortium--A partnership of educational, workforce development, social service
				  entities, and other public and private organizations that agree to partner,
				  collaborate, plan, and apply for funding to provide AEL and related support
				  services. Consortium members shall include an AEL grant recipient, AEL fiscal
				  agent, an AEL lead organization of a consortium, and AEL service provider(s).
				  Consortium members may serve in one or more of the functions in accordance with
				  state statutes and Commission rules.
(3) AEL fiscal agent--An entity that is
				  assigned financial management duties as outlined in an Agency-AEL contract or
				  is assigned this function as a member of an AEL consortium.
(4) AEL grant recipient--An eligible grant
				  recipient within a local workforce development area (workforce area), as
				  defined in §
										800.2 of
				  this title, that is awarded AEL funds by the Agency through the statewide
				  procurement process described in §
										805.41
				  of this chapter (relating to Procurement and Contracting). The AEL grant
				  recipient also may act as an AEL lead organization of a consortium, AEL fiscal
				  agent, or AEL service provider as designated in an agreement with an AEL
				  consortium.
(5) AEL lead
				  organization of a consortium--An organization designated as the AEL consortium
				  manager in a written agreement between AEL consortium members. The AEL lead
				  organization of a consortium is responsible for planning and leadership
				  responsibilities as outlined in the written agreement and also may serve as an
				  AEL grant recipient, AEL fiscal agent, or AEL service provider. If a consortium
				  does not identify the lead organization of a consortium through a written
				  agreement, the AEL grant recipient will be presumed to assume the
				  responsibility of the lead organization of the consortium.
(6) AEL service provider--An entity that is
				  eligible to provide AEL services as specified in the Workforce Innovation and
				  Opportunity Act (WIOA) §203(5)/
				  29
				  United States Code §
											3272(5) and Texas Labor
				  Code, §
										315.003.
(7) Assessment services--The processes,
				  administration, review, and consultation provided to individuals in accordance
				  with the AEL assessment procedure and other agency guidance that direct
				  placement, progress, achievement, and overall program accountability in AEL and
				  other services, including the identification of potential academic or support
				  service needs.
(8) Clock hour--60
				  minutes.
(9) College and career
				  transitional support--Support that may include, but is not limited to,
				  recruiting and outreach, intensive individual case management, career and
				  academic counseling, enrollment and financial aid support, self-advocacy skills
				  development, academic and career support strategies, college and workforce
				  system capacity building, student data records management, and providing access
				  to other support and employment services.
(10) Contact time--The cumulative sum of
				  minutes during which an eligible adult student receives instructional,
				  counseling, assessment, or testing services (except for testing services used
				  to determine eligibility) from a staff member supported by federal and state
				  AEL funds as documented by local attendance and reporting records.
(A) Student contact time generated by
				  volunteers may be accrued by the AEL program when volunteer services are
				  verifiable by attendance and reporting records and volunteers meet requirements
				  under §
											805.21
				  of this chapter (relating to Staff Qualifications and Training).
(B) A student contact hour is 60
				  minutes.