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Texas Labor Code - LAB § 311.001. Definitions

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

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(1) “Agency” means the Texas Education Agency.

(2) “Certified program” means a career and technology secondary and postsecondary education program conducted under an agreement as described by Section 311.003 or a voluntary program certified by the agency in conjunction with the commission as meeting the standards prescribed by Section 311.002, and that:

(A) integrates a secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and a postsecondary curriculum;

(B) places students in job internships;

(C) is designed to continue into postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree;

(D) will result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of participants and increasing a participant's long-term employability in this state;  and

(E) meets recognized or accepted industry standards.

(3) “Participant” means a person at least 16 years of age who is enrolled in a public or private secondary or postsecondary school, or an equivalent program, and who began to voluntarily participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program as part of secondary school education.

(4) “Sponsor” means any person operating a certified program and in whose name the program is registered.

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