Sec. 56.076. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) An eligible institution may enter into agreements with employers that participate in the work-study program. To be eligible to participate in the work-study program, an employer must:
(1) provide part-time employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
(2) provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to an eligible student that is related to the student's academic interests;
(3) use Texas college work-study program positions only to supplement and not to supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
(4) provide from sources other than federal college work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the employer would be required to provide to the student in that academic year under the federal college work-study program; and
(5) provide from sources other than federal college work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the employed student.
(b) Each eligible institution shall ensure that at least 20 percent but not more than 50 percent of the employment positions provided through the work-study program in an academic year are provided by employers eligible under this section who are providing employment located off campus.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1750), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
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