Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 302.0044. WAGE TRACKING OF TANF CHOICES PROGRAM RECIPIENTS. (a) The commission, in consultation with local workforce development boards, shall compile the following information with regard to each recipient of employment services under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami…

Sec. 302.0045. QUALITY INITIATIVES BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall collect state and local information relating to the effectiveness of the use of four percent quality dollars by local workforce development boards. The commission shall produce a report that highlights pro…

Sec. 302.0046. NOTICE REGARDING TERMINATION OF CERTAIN CHILD-CARE SERVICES. (a) The commission shall direct each local workforce development board to notify a working poor subsidy recipient who resides in that board's local workforce development area and who receives child-care s…

Sec. 302.0047. ELECTRONIC VALIDATION OF CHILD-CARE SERVICES AND ATTENDANCE. If feasible, the commission shall use an electronic validation system to ensure that parents verify that a provider of relative child care is providing care and that the child for whom the care is provide…

Sec. 302.005. CHILD-CARE TRAINING CENTER PILOT PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall establish four pilot programs in which the division shall certify day-care facilities licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, as training centers that offer training and certification for r…

Sec. 302.0051. PREKINDERGARTEN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer a prekindergarten partnership program to assist child-care providers who meet the definition of an eligible private provider under Section 29.171, Education Code, in partnering w…

Sec. 302.006. PROFESSIONAL CHILD-CARE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS, BONUSES, AND WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION. (a) The commission may develop and administer a program under which the commission awards scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each for professional child-care training to eligible rec…

Sec. 302.0062. STRATEGIC PLAN TO SUPPORT CHILD-CARE WORKFORCE. (a) The commission shall prepare a strategic plan for improving the quality of the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age child-care workforce in this state. The strategic plan must include: (1) recommendations fo…

Sec. 302.0063. CHILD-CARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "program" means the professional development scholarship program established under this section. (b) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commission shall establish and administer…

Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS. (a) The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on its Internet website a link to a web page consisting of comprehensive and current information to help employers assist employees who are parents with accessing child ca…

Sec. 302.007. REPORT ON TRADE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall include in the commission's supplemental annual report to the governor and the legislature under Section 301.065(c) a report on the effectiveness of federal programs designed to provide trade adjustment a…

Sec. 302.008. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE CAMPAIGN. The commission shall develop an information and marketing campaign designed to encourage residents of the state to enter the technology workforce. The campaign shall target populations that are traditionally economically disa…

Sec. 302.0081. ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency. (2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (3) "General academic teaching institution," "institution of hig…

Sec. 302.009. JOB PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) The commission by rule shall develop a job placement incentive program under which persons with whom local workforce development boards contract for employment services under Chapter 2308, Government Code, are provided incentives…

Sec. 302.010. POSTEMPLOYMENT SERVICES GUIDELINES. (a) The commission by rule shall develop guidelines under which local workforce development boards provide postemployment services to a recipient of financial assistance or nonrecipient parent participating in an employment progra…

Sec. 302.011. POSTEMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTORING. The commission shall encourage local workforce development boards to provide postemployment case management services for and use mentoring techniques to assist recipients of financial assistance and nonrecipient parents …

Sec. 302.012. MONITORING OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY OF CERTAIN FORMER RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. (a) The division shall develop and implement a system to monitor the long-term employment history of persons who are former recipients of assistance under employment programs operate…

Sec. 302.013. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) In this section, "advisory committee" means the local workforce development board advisory committee created under this section. (b) The organization composed of a member of and the staff director of each loc…

Sec. 302.014. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. (a) The commission shall provide the Texas Education Agency with information at least each quarter, disaggregated by county or other appropriate region, regarding: (1) current and projected employment opportuniti…

Sec. 302.015. PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO CERTAIN NONRECIPIENT PARENTS. The commission shall provide employment services, including needs assessment, job training, postemployment, and related support services, to nonrecipient parents to the same extent the services are pr…

Sec. 302.016. RULES REGARDING PRIVATE SECTOR PRISON INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS. The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 497.0596(a)(4), Government Code. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 19, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 302.017. PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INTERNET WEBSITE. (a) In this section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. (b) The commission shall develop, maintain, and promote a statewide employment opportunity Internet website to…

Sec. 302.019. OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY; REPORT. (a) The commission shall gather and study information relating to existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in this state. The study conducted by the commission under this section must include informa…

Sec. 302.0191. REPORT ON AVAILABLE APPRENTICESHIPS. (a) In this section: (1) "Apprenticeship program" includes: (A) an industry-recognized training program, as defined by Section 302.252; and (B) an apprenticeship training program, as defined by Section 133.001, Education Code. (…

Sec. 302.020. REPORT ON TRANSITION FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO EMPLOYMENT. Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission, in consultation with the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services, shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of r…

Sec. 302.0201. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAREER EDUCATION AND TRAINING EVALUATION PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer a pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area under which the local workforce development board serving that area is requi…

Sec. 302.0205. REGIONAL LABOR DEMAND ASSESSMENT. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. (b) The commission shall conduct a biennial assessment of available regional labor demands across this state using t…

Sec. 302.021. CONSOLIDATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The following job-training, employment, and employment-related educational programs and functions are consolidated under the authority of the commission: (1) career school and college programs under Chapter 132, E…

Sec. 302.022. CLIENT ACCESSIBILITY. The director shall develop a uniform, statewide client application and enrollment process to determine an applicant's eligibility for workforce training and services funded through the division. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.0…

Sec. 302.023. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS. The executive director shall delegate all or part of the administration of a program listed under Section 302.021 that is eligible for block grant funding under Section 302.062 to a local workforce development board in an area in which a boa…

Sec. 302.041. STATE-LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS. The director shall design and implement a state-local planning process for workforce training and services provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the division. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Se…

Sec. 302.042. REVIEW OF LOCAL PLANS; RECOMMENDATIONS. The commission shall review the local plans developed under Section 2308.304, Government Code, and shall make recommendations to the council regarding the implementation of those plans. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, …

Sec. 302.043. TRAINING FOR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS. (a) The division shall provide management and board development training for all members of local workforce development boards that includes information regarding client eligibility determination, early childho…

Sec. 302.044. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. The commission shall require that local workforce development boards participate in outreach activities provided by the commission that are designed by the commission to allow board members and employees to become more proficient in the administ…

Sec. 302.045. SANCTIONS PLAN. The commission shall adopt a detailed and understandable plan to be used by local workforce development boards in the implementation of the sanction process. The plan adopted under this section must include: (1) a requirement that the commission prov…

Sec. 302.046. PLAN REGARDING LACK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) The commission shall adopt a plan to address the lack of service providers in specific local workforce development areas. (b) The plan adopted under this section must include provisions: (1) for offering incentives to at…

Sec. 302.0461. CHILD CARE PROVIDER CONTRACT AGREEMENTS. (a) A local workforce development board may contract with child care providers operating in the board's area to provide subsidized child care services. The local workforce development board shall determine the number of plac…

Sec. 302.047. FLEXIBILITY RATING SYSTEM FOR COMMISSION DIRECTIVES. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a flexibility rating system for directives sent by the commission to local workforce development boards. A rating assigned to a directive under the system shall indic…

Sec. 302.048. ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S CAPACITY TO OVERSEE AND MANAGE LOCAL FUNDS AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES. (a) In consultation with local workforce development boards, the commission by rule shall establish criteria to be used by the commission to evalua…

Sec. 302.061. ADMINISTRATION FUNDING. Unless superseded by federal law, the commission may use an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the amount of funds available to the commission for workforce training and services to implement state-level responsibilities, including administra…

Sec. 302.062. BLOCK GRANTS TO LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS. (a) Effective July 1, 1996, the commission shall provide to the local workforce development areas in which local workforce development boards have been certified and local plans approved by the governor, through a b…

Sec. 302.063. WAIVERS. The commission shall develop objective criteria for the granting of waivers allowed under this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 302.064. COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BOARDS. (a) The commission shall collaborate with local workforce development boards when determining the use of funds at the local level. (b) The commission shall develop funding guidelines and strategies allowing boards to exercise flexibi…

Sec. 302.065. INTEGRATION OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE SERVICES. (a) To streamline the delivery of services provided in local career development centers, the commission and local workforce boards shall integrate the administration of the following federal block grant pro…

Sec. 302.081. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION SYSTEM. (a) The commission shall maintain and operate an automated follow-up and evaluation system derived from appropriate available information, including: (1) unemployment insurance wage records mainta…

Sec. 302.082. INFORMATION AND DATA FOR EVALUATION SYSTEM. (a) Each state agency represented on the council shall provide information to support the commission's follow-up and evaluation system as requested. (b) Evaluation data in the system must include the following information …