19 Tex. Admin. Code § 75.1032 - Certification Standards
(a) Entities
wishing to sponsor a voluntary workforce training program will apply to the
Texas Education Agency (TEA) for certification. The TEA will process
applications from secondary and postsecondary sponsors. Applications that
include an agreement between a participant and a sponsor that is not a
secondary or postsecondary institution will be processed by the TEA in
conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission). The Commission's
role in the certification process will be to review the applications and inform
the TEA of any past violations of Texas Labor Code, Chapter 51 (Employment of
Children) and Chapter 61 (Payment of Wages). The TEA will make the final
determination of certification and revocation of certifications. Certification
will be granted for a period of three years and will be reauthorized
automatically every three years unless the program fails to maintain the
required certification standards. The TEA may revoke certification at any time
for failure to maintain the required certification standards.
(b) Certified programs will agree to submit
to the TEA annual documentation of student participants disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.
(c) If certified programs are inactive for
two years, certification will be automatically revoked.
(d) To be eligible for certification by the
TEA, a program must meet the criteria in §
75.1031(a) of
this title (relating to Voluntary Workforce Training Standards and Agreements)
and must:
(1) be conducted under an organized,
written training plan embodying the terms and conditions of employment, job
training, classroom instruction, and supervision of participants and be
approved by a sponsoring school district or other sponsoring entity that
assumes responsibility to carry out the program;
(2) comply with all local, state, and federal
laws, including laws pertaining to fair labor standards and workplace health
and safety;
(3) comply with
recognized industry standards applicable to the program in which the
participant is engaged; and
(4)
include an agreement by the employer to assign an employee to serve as a mentor
for the participant.
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