Tex.
Labor Code Section 311.001
Definitions
(1)
“Agency” means the Texas Education Agency.(2)
“Certified program” means a career and technology secondary and postsecondary education program conducted under an agreement as described by Section 311.003 (Certified Program Agreements) or a voluntary program certified by the agency in conjunction with the commission as meeting the standards prescribed by Section 311.002 (Certification Standards), and that:(A)
integrates a secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and a postsecondary curriculum;(B)
places students in job internships;(C)
is designed to continue into postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree;(D)
will result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of participants and increasing a participant’s long-term employability in this state; and(E)
meets recognized or accepted industry standards.(3)
“Participant” means a person at least 16 years of age who is enrolled in a public or private secondary or postsecondary school, or an equivalent program, and who began to voluntarily participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program as part of secondary school education.(4)
“Sponsor” means any person operating a certified program and in whose name the program is registered.
Source:
Section 311.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.311.htm#311.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
