Texas Labor Code - Section 303.003. Skills Development Fund
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§ 303.003. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) To achieve the
purposes of this chapter, the skills development fund is created.
The fund is composed of:
(1) money transferred into the fund under Section
204.123; and
(2) any amounts appropriated by the legislature for
the purpose of this chapter from the general revenue fund.
(b) The skills development fund may be used by public
community and technical colleges, community-based organizations,
and the Texas Engineering Extension Service as start-up or
emergency funds for the following job-training purposes:
(1) developing customized training programs for
businesses and trade unions; and
(2) sponsoring small and medium-sized business
networks and consortiums.
(c) Money from the skills development fund may not be used
to pay the training costs and other related costs of an employer who
relocates the employer's worksite from one location in this state
to another in-state location.
(d) The executive director, or a person appointed by the
executive director who is knowledgeable in the administration of
grants, is responsible for the distribution of money from the
skills development fund.
(e) It is the intent of the legislature that, to the
greatest extent practicable, money from the skills development fund
shall be spent in all areas of this state.
(f) The Texas Engineering Extension Service shall focus the
service's training activities under this chapter on programs that:
(1) are statewide in nature; or
(2) are not available from a local junior college
district, a local technical college, or a consortium of junior
college districts.
(g) This section does not prohibit the Texas Engineering
Extension Service from participating in a consortium of junior
college districts or with a technical college that provides
training under this chapter.
(h) A community-based organization may apply for money to
participate in a training program only in partnership with a
community and technical college or the Texas Engineering Extension
Service. A community-based organization providing services
regulated by the state shall provide evidence of any certification,
license, or registration required by law.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, § 11.03, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 153, § 3, eff. May 20,
1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1120, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1485, § 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 302.083 302.084 302.085 302.086 302.101 303.001 303.002 303.003 303.004 303.005 303.006 304.001 304.002 304.003
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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