Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 75 - CURRICULUM
Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Section 75.1031 - Voluntary Workforce Training Standards and Agreements

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 75.1031

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A voluntary workforce training program means a career and technical secondary and postsecondary education program conducted under an agreement as described in § 75.1033 of this title (relating to Certified Program Agreements) or a voluntary program certified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission that meets the standards prescribed under § 75.1032 of this title (relating to Certification Standards). The voluntary workforce training program must:

(1) integrate a secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and a postsecondary curriculum;

(2) place the participant in job internships;

(3) be designed to continue into postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree;

(4) result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of the participant and increasing the participant's long-term employability in Texas; and

(5) meet recognized or accepted industry standards.

(b) The participants must be at least 16 years of age and enrolled in a public or private secondary or postsecondary school, or an equivalent program, and have begun to voluntarily participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program as part of secondary school education.

(c) Each certified voluntary workforce training program must have a designated sponsor responsible for operating the program and in whose name the program is registered when certified by the TEA. The term "sponsor" shall be defined as the entity or organization in whose name the program is registered. Examples of sponsors may include, but are not be limited to, a business, a school district, a local workforce development board, or other appropriate entity that has agreed to operate the program according to the established guidelines.

(d) No student will be required to participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program.

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