Texas Labor Code - Section 302.0038. Housing Resources For Certain Recipients Of Financial Assistance
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§ 302.0038. HOUSING RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The commission, in cooperation with
local workforce development boards, shall, for a recipient of
financial assistance participating in an employment program under
Chapter 31, Human Resources Code:
(1) identify unmet housing needs and assess whether
those needs are barriers to the recipient's full participation in
the workforce and attainment of financial stability and
self-sufficiency; and
(2) develop a service plan that takes into
consideration the recipient's unmet housing needs.
(b) The commission by rule shall develop and implement a
program through which a recipient identified under Subsection (a)
as having unmet housing needs is referred by the commission or local
workforce development board to agencies and organizations
providing housing programs and services and connected to other
housing resources. To provide those referrals and connections, the
commission shall establish collaborative partnerships between:
(1) the commission;
(2) local workforce development boards;
(3) municipal, county, and regional housing
authorities; and
(4) sponsors of local housing programs and services.
(c) The commission shall ensure that commission and local
workforce development board staff members receive training
regarding the programs and services offered by agencies and
organizations with which the commission establishes partnerships
under Subsection (b) and other available housing resources.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, § 2.93(a), eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 302.0026 302.0027 302.003 302.0034 302.0035 302.0036 302.0037 302.0038 302.004 302.0041 302.0042 302.0043 302.0044 302.0045 302.0046
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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