Tex. Lab. Code § 303.002 · Chapter 303. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND
WAIVER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may review and recommend to the legislature the waiver of any requirements set forth in Title 3, Education Code, as they may apply to public community and technical colleges, that impede the ability of such a college to develop in a timely manner customized training for demand occupations in particular industries, including statutes or regulations limiting costs that may be recovered by a public community or technical college from state funds.
(b) A public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service may recover customized assessment and training costs incurred by the college, station, or service if:
(1) there is an actual or projected labor shortage in the occupation in which training is provided that is not being met by an existing institution or program in the area; and
(2) the wages at the time of job placement for individuals who successfully complete customized training at the public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service are equal to the prevailing wage for that occupation in the local labor market area.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 2, eff. May 20, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 700), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 856), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.303.htm
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