19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.129 - Eligible Institutions
(a) Eligibility.
(1) Any institution of higher education or
private or independent institution of higher education, as the terms are
defined by §
22.1 of this chapter (relating to
Definitions), is eligible to participate in the Program and/or the Mentorship
Program.
(2) No institution may, on
the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or
disability exclude an individual from participation in, or deny the benefits of
the program described in this subchapter.
(3) Each participating institution must
follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-353) in avoiding
discrimination in admissions or employment.
(4) Private or independent institutions of
higher education offering only professional or graduate degrees are not
eligible to participate in the Mentorship Program.
(b) Approval.
(1) Agreement. Each approved institution must
enter into an agreement with the Coordinating Board, the terms of which shall
be prescribed by the Commissioner.
(2) Approval Deadline. An institution must be
approved by April 1 in order for qualified students enrolled in that
institution to be eligible to be employed in a work-study position in the
following fiscal year.
(c) To participate in the Program as an
employer, an institution 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 Program positions only to supplement and not to supplant positions normally
filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
and
(4) provide not less than 25
percent of an employed student's wages and 100 percent of other employee
benefits for the employed student from sources other than federal college
work-study program funds. Institutions eligible to receive Title III funds from
the U. S. Department of Education are exempted from the Program requirement to
provide 25 percent of an employed student's wages, if they provide the Board
with a copy of a current Title III eligibility letter from the U. S. Department
of Education.
(d) To
participate in the Mentorship Program as an employer, an institution must:
(1) file with the Coordinating Board a
memorandum of understanding detailing the roles and responsibilities of each
participating entity; and
(2)
provide not less than 10 percent of an employed mentor's wages and 100 percent
of other employee benefits for the employed student from sources other than
federal college work-study program funds. Institutions eligible to receive
Title III funds from the U. S. Department of Education are exempted from the
Mentorship Program requirement to provide 10 percent of an employed student's
wages, if they provide the Board with a copy of a current Title III eligibility
letter from the U. S. Department of Education.
(e) Publicizing Work-Study Employment
Opportunities. Institutions participating in the Program must establish and
maintain an online list of work-study employment opportunities available on
campus, sorted by department as appropriate, and ensure that the list is easily
accessible to the public and prominently displayed on the institution's
website.
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