Tex.
Labor Code Section 309.003
Job-training Programs
(a)
A job-training program financed by the fund:(1)
must be specifically designed to:(A)
ensure that participants meet applicable state and federal work requirements;(B)
enable participants to find and apply for existing jobs; and(C)
include the involvement of employers who provide assistance in setting curricula and standards for job-training programs developed with money from the fund and are committed to hiring graduates of the programs; and(2)
is considered a work or employment activity for purposes of Section 31.012 (Mandatory Work or Participation in Employment Activities Through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Employment Program), Human Resources Code.(b)
An entity that receives money from the fund for a job-training program shall work in conjunction with employers to place participants who successfully complete the program in positions of employment in which the participants will earn wages sufficient to enable the participants to become independent of or avoid becoming dependent on benefits under the financial assistance program established under Chapter 31 (Financial Assistance and Service Programs), Human Resources Code, and if applicable, benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under Chapter 33 (Nutritional Assistance Programs), Human Resources Code.
Source:
Section 309.003 — Job-training Programs, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.309.htm#309.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
