Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2308.267
Staff
(a)
A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its planning, oversight, and evaluation functions.(b)
A board’s staff shall be separate from and independent of any organization providing workforce education or workforce training and services in the workforce development area. A board’s staff may not direct or control the staffing of any entity providing one-stop workforce services.(c)
The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board:(1)
arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided by the staffing organization; and(2)
requests and obtains from the Texas Workforce Commission a waiver of the separate staffing requirement and of the requirement under Section 2308.264 (Contracting for Service Delivery)(a).(d)
A request for a waiver under Subsection (c)(2) must contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including:(1)
cost-effectiveness;(2)
prior experience;(3)
geographic or budgetary considerations; and(4)
availability of qualified applicants.
Source:
Section 2308.267 — Staff, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2308.htm#2308.267
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).