Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 2306.853. NOTICE OF INTENT. (a) A property owner of a multifamily housing development may take an action, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the development subject to the restriction under Section 2306.852 if the property owner provides notice by mail of the owner's inten…

Sec. 2306.901. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" means the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2307.001 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 432, Sec.…

Sec. 2306.902. ADVISORY ROLE. (a) The Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless serves as an advisory committee to the department. The council may recommend policies to the board. The board must provide written justification for not accepting council recommendations and must con…

Sec. 2306.903. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless is composed of: (1) one representative from each of the following agencies, appointed by the administrative head of that agency: (A) the Department of State Health Services; (B) the Texas Department of …

Sec. 2306.904. OPERATION OF COUNCIL. (a) The members of the council shall annually elect one member to serve as presiding officer. (b) The council shall meet at least quarterly. (c) An action taken by the council must be approved by a majority vote of the members present. (d) The…

Sec. 2306.905. DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council shall: (1) survey current resources for services for the homeless in this state; (2) initiate an evaluation of the current and future needs for the services; (3) assist in coordinating and providing statewide services for all home…

Sec. 2306.906. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCY COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) Each agency represented on the council shall report to the department a standard set of performance data, as determined by the department, on the agency's outcomes related to homelessness. (b) Each agency shall contribute…

Sec. 2306.907. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) The council shall annually hold public hearings on homelessness issues in at least one county located in a rural area of this state and one county located in an urban area of this state. (b) The department shall provide to the secretary of stat…

Sec. 2306.908. REPORT. The council shall submit annually a progress report to the governing bodies of the agencies represented on the council. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2307.005 by Acts 2001, 77th…

Sec. 2306.909. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The council may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for use in carrying out the council's duties under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Se…

Sec. 2306.910. MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE. Notwithstanding Chapter 551, a member of the council who resides 20 or more miles away from the location of a council meeting may participate remotely in the meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference and is counted as presen…

Sec. 2306.921. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Facility" means a structure, trailer, or vehicle, or two or more contiguous or grouped structures, trailers, or vehicles, together with the land appurtenant. (2) "Migrant agricultural worker" means an individual who: (A) is wor…

Sec. 2306.922. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not establish, maintain, or operate a migrant labor housing facility without obtaining a license from the department. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 1…

Sec. 2306.923. LICENSE APPLICATION; APPLICATION INSPECTION. (a) To receive a migrant labor housing facility license, a person must apply to the department according to rules adopted by the board and on a form prescribed by the board. (b) The application must be made not later tha…

Sec. 2306.924. INSPECTION. The department shall inspect the migrant labor housing facility not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of a complete application and the fee. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60…

Sec. 2306.925. FAILURE TO MEET STANDARDS; REINSPECTION. (a) If a migrant labor housing facility for which a license application is made does not meet the reasonable minimum standards of construction, sanitation, equipment, and operation required by rules adopted under this subcha…

Sec. 2306.926. LICENSE ISSUANCE; TERM; NOT TRANSFERABLE. (a) The department shall issue a license to establish, maintain, and operate a migrant labor housing facility if the facility meets the standards of construction, sanitation, equipment, and operation required by rules adopt…

Sec. 2306.927. LICENSE POSTING. A person who holds a license issued under this subchapter shall post the license in the migrant labor housing facility at all times during the maintenance or operation of the facility. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amende…

Sec. 2306.928. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES. An authorized representative of the department, after giving or making a reasonable attempt to give notice to the operator of a migrant labor housing facility, may enter and inspect the facility during reasonable hours and investigate cond…

Sec. 2306.929. FEE. The board shall set the license fee in an amount not to exceed $250. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 2306.930. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The department may suspend or revoke a license for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. (b) Chapter 2001 and department rules for holding a contested case hearing govern the procedures for …

Sec. 2306.931. ENFORCEMENT; ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The department shall enforce this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules to protect the health and safety of persons living in migrant labor housing facilities. (c) The board by rule shall adopt standards for living quarters…

Sec. 2306.932. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A district court for good cause shown in a hearing and on application by the department, a migrant agricultural worker, or the worker's representative may grant a temporary or permanent injunction to prohibit a person, including a person who …

Sec. 2306.933. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 for each person occupying the migrant labor housing facility in violation of this subchapter for each day that the vi…

Sec. 2306.934. COMPLAINT; NOTICE; DISMISSAL. (a) In this section, "designated representative" means an individual or organization to whom a migrant agricultural worker has given written authorization to exercise the worker's right to file a complaint under this section. (b) The d…

Sec. 2306.935. REMEDIATION OF COMPLAINT IN GENERAL. (a) Subject to Section 2306.936, not later than the seventh day after the date that notice is received under Section 2306.934, the operator of a migrant labor housing facility shall remedy the complaint. (b) The department by ru…

Sec. 2306.936. REMEDIATION OF COMPLAINT REGARDING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. (a) This section applies only to a complaint that alleges a violation that the department determines poses an imminent hazard or threat to the health and safety of the occupants of the facility, including viola…

Sec. 2306.937. RETALIATION PROHIBITED. A person who owns, establishes, maintains, operates, or otherwise provides a migrant labor housing facility, a person who employs a migrant agricultural worker who occupies a migrant labor housing facility, or a farm labor contractor may not…

Sec. 2306.938. ATTORNEY'S FEES. The court in a suit brought under this subchapter may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (S.B. 243), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Sec. 2306.939. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) The department shall identify other state agencies that may interact with occupants of migrant housing facilities to assist the department in identifying and locating unlicensed migrant labor housing facilities. (b) Information provided…

Sec. 2306.940. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. (a) The department shall provide: (1) to migrant agricultural workers in different regions of the state, educational materials or programs that are presented in English, Spanish, and other languages as appropriate and that inform the workers…

Sec. 2308.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Workforce Investment Act. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Sec. 2308.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Council" means the Texas Workforce Investment Council. (2) "Division" means the division of workforce development of the Texas Workforce Commission. (3) "Local labor market" means an economically integrated geographical area withi…

Sec. 2308.003. CONTRACTING FOR PRIVATE SERVICES NOT RESTRICTED. This chapter does not restrict a person's authority to contract for the provision of workforce development without state or federal funds. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 2308.004. PROGRAM YEAR. Under this chapter, a program year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 unless otherwise specified under appropriate state or federal law. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 14…

Sec. 2308.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Workforce Investment Council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished September 1, 2027. The council shall be reviewed during the period in…

Sec. 2308.006. APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW. (a) If a change in law made by House Bill 3431, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, would have the effect of invalidating an exemption granted under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-220), the Texas Wor…

Sec. 2308.051. COUNCIL. (a) The council acts as a state human resource investment council under the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. Section 1792 et seq.) and as a state workforce investment board under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-220). …

Sec. 2308.052. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The governor shall appoint the members of the council as provided by this section. (b) The council is composed of: (1) three voting members who represent education, one of whom represents local public education, one of whom represents public postsec…

Sec. 2308.053. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall designate one of the business or labor representatives on the council as the presiding officer of the council to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. (b) The presiding officer of the council shall designa…

Sec. 2308.054. TERMS. (a) A member of the council who does not serve as an ex officio member serves a six-year term. Approximately one-third of these members' terms expire in each odd-numbered year. (b) An ex officio member serves as a member of the council as long as the member …

Sec. 2308.055. DESIGNATED REPLACEMENTS. (a) A member of the council may designate another person to attend a meeting for the member. (b) The designated person may participate in the activities and discussions of the council but may not vote. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76,…

Sec. 2308.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the council that a member who is not an ex officio member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 2308.052; (2) does not maintain during service on the council the…

Sec. 2308.057. MEETINGS. The council shall meet at least quarterly and at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by rules adopted by the council. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 2308.058. SUBCOMMITTEES; TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The presiding officer of the council may appoint subcommittees consisting of members of the council for any purpose consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the council under this chapter. (b) The presidin…

Sec. 2308.059. FISCAL AGENT. The office of the governor shall serve as the council's fiscal agent. 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. 19.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.