Texas Human Resources Code

§ 31.0126 — EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS

HR § 31.0126Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 31. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE PROGRAMS · Art. A. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES

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(a)The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall develop the following programs to assist recipients of financial assistance and services under this chapter and nonrecipient parents in finding and retaining employment:

(1)a work first program that provides a participant job readiness training and employment information and services that will motivate the participant to find and apply for a job through job clubs, job readiness activities, and job search activities;

(2)a business internship program that provides a participant the opportunity to obtain marketable job skills through an internship in a participating business;

(3)a Texas works program that:

(A)is operated by a nonprofit group or local governmental entity;

(B)provides to a participant motivational and job readiness training by placing the participant in a job for a period of several months;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.058, eff. April 2, 2015.