Texas Labor Code
§ 303.0031 — USE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND TO RECRUIT CERTAIN EMPLOYERS
LA § 303.0031Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 303. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "public junior college" and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b)In addition to the purposes described by Section 303.001, the commission may use the skills development fund to provide an intensive and rapid response to, and support services for, employers expanding in or relocating their operations to this state, with a focus on recruiting employers who will provide complex or high-skilled employment opportunities in this state.
(c)The commission may use funds available for the purpose of this section to:
(1)provide leadership and direction to, and linkage among, out-of-state employers, economic development organizations, local workforce development boards, public junior colleges, and public technical institutes to address the employers' needs for recruitment and hiring for complex or high-skilled employment positions as necessary to facilitate employers' relocation to or expansion of operations in this state; and
(2)award grants to a public junior college or public technical institute providing workforce training and related support services to employers who commit to establishing a place of business in this state.
(d)A grant awarded under this section may be used only for:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.