Texas Statutes
Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards
Section 2308.312. Career Development Centers

Sec. 2308.312. CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. (a) A board shall establish career development centers accessible to students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice throughout the workforce development area. The board shall establish the centers not later than the 180th day after the date the board is certified.
(b) Each center shall provide access to information and services available in the workforce development area, including employment services, and shall address the individual needs of students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(c) The services must include:
(1) labor market information, including:
(A) available job openings; and
(B) education and training opportunities in the local area, in the state, and, as feasible, in the nation;
(2) uniform eligibility requirements and application procedures for all workforce training and services;
(3) independent assessment of individual needs and the development of an individual service strategy;
(4) centralized and continuous case management and counseling;
(5) individual referral for services, including basic education, classroom skills training, on-the-job training, and customized training;
(6) support services, including child care assistance, student loans, and other forms of financial assistance required to participate in and complete training; and
(7) job training and employment assistance for persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, provided in cooperation with Project RIO.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.23(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.090, eff. September 1, 2009.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Government Code

Title 10 - General Government

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 2308.301. Definitions

Section 2308.302. Responsibility of Board

Section 2308.303. Board Duties

Section 2308.3035. Components of Local Workforce Development System

Section 2308.304. Local Plan

Section 2308.305. Use of Labor Market Information System

Section 2308.306. Report

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 2308.316. Funding of Competitive Procurement Process for Infant and Early Childhood Child Care

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

Section 2308.319. Collaborative Reading Initiatives

Section 2308.320. Technical Assistance for Providers