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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2308.252. Designation of Workforce Development Areas

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The governor shall, after receiving the recommendations of the council, publish a proposed designation of local workforce development areas for the planning and delivery of workforce development.

(b) A local workforce development area:

(1) is composed of more than one contiguous unit of general local government that includes at least one county;

(2) is consistent with either a local labor market area, a metropolitan statistical area, one of the 24 substate planning areas, or one of the 10 uniform state service regions;  and

(3) is of a size sufficient to have the administrative resources necessary to provide for the effective planning, management, and delivery of workforce development.

(c) Units of general local government, business and labor organizations, and other affected persons and organizations must be given an opportunity to comment on and request revisions to the proposed designation of a workforce development area.

(d) After considering all comments and requests for changes, the governor shall make the final designation of workforce development areas.

(e) The governor may redesignate workforce development areas not more than once every two years.  A redesignation must be made not later than four months before the beginning of a program year.

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