Texas Labor Code
§ 301.001 — PURPOSE; AGENCY GOALS; DEFINITIONS
LA § 301.001Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 301. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION · Art. A. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION
Statute text
View on source(a)The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency established to operate an integrated workforce development system in this state, in particular through the consolidation of job training, employment, and employment-related educational programs available in this state, and to administer the unemployment compensation insurance program in this state.
(b)The commission shall meet the needs of:
(1)the businesses of this state for the development of a highly skilled and productive workforce;
(2)the workers of this state for education, skills training, and labor market information to enhance their employability, earnings, and standard of living and for an efficient unemployment compensation system;
(3)the people of this state who are making a transition into the workforce, particularly persons receiving public assistance, displaced homemakers, and students making the transition from school to work;
(4)the communities of this state to provide economic incentive programs for job creation, attraction, and expansion; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.02(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 6.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.