Texas Labor Code
§ 308.005 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION AND DIVISION; GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING COURSE APPROVAL
LA § 308.005Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 308. TEXANS WORK PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the program, including establishing the criteria for determining which persons described by Section 308.003(a) may be required to participate in the program.
(b)With the cooperation of the Texas Skill Standards Board, the commission shall develop guidelines for the approval of employer training courses.
(c)In developing guidelines under Subsection (b), the commission shall condition approval on the expectation that a participating employer will develop job descriptions that are relevant to regular paid positions in the employer's workplace or that are available in the community in which the employer is located. In determining whether to approve a particular training course, the commission shall specifically consider:
(1)the administrative burden imposed by participation in the program by the participating employer;
(2)whether the proposed training reasonably may be expected to enhance the employability of individual trainees;
(3)whether the proposed training produces a realistic and usable level of skills;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 456, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.