Sec. 2308.309. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) An institution of higher education that has local taxing authority and is governed by a locally elected board of trustees is the primary provider of local workforce training and services that are needed by an employer within the taxing district and funded fully or in part by local funds, except in Cameron, McLennan, and Potter counties, or by technical vocational funds administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b) A board shall select another qualified local or statewide provider if the local institution does not promptly provide locally needed workforce training and services.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments
Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act
Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards
Section 2308.302. Responsibility of Board
Section 2308.303. Board Duties
Section 2308.3035. Components of Local Workforce Development System
Section 2308.305. Use of Labor Market Information System
Section 2308.307. Filling Educational Needs
Section 2308.308. Public Community College
Section 2308.309. Institution of Higher Education
Section 2308.310. Certain Educational Services Not Prohibited
Section 2308.311. List of Publicly Funded Programs and Classes
Section 2308.312. Career Development Centers
Section 2308.3121. Service Provider Limitation; Waiver
Section 2308.3122. Unemployment Insurance Claims
Section 2308.313. Right to Know
Section 2308.314. Tax Assistance
Section 2308.315. Reimbursement Rates for Child-Care Providers
Section 2308.3151. Reimbursement Rates for Texas Rising Star Program Providers
Section 2308.3155. Texas Rising Star Program
Section 2308.3165. Scope of Child Care Services
Section 2308.317. Expenditures for Certain Child Care Quality Improvement Activities
Section 2308.3171. Information on Quality Child Care
Section 2308.318. Matching Funds for Child Care Services