Tex. Labor Code § 303.001
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 303.001, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 303.001. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to remove administrative barriers that impede the response of public community and technical colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce development boards, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to industry and workforce training needs and to develop incentives for public community and technical colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce development boards, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to provide customized assessment and training in a timely and efficient manner.
(b) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Assessment" means the evaluation of an employer's workforce needs and requirements.
(2) "Community-based organization" means a private nonprofit organization, including a development corporation and faith-based organization, that:
(A) provides for education, vocational education, rehabilitation, job training, or internship services or programs; and
(B) is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
(b) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Assessment" means the evaluation of an employer's workforce needs and requirements.
(2) "Community-based organization" means a private nonprofit organization, including a development corporation and faith-based organization, that:
(A) provides for education, vocational education, rehabilitation, job training, or internship services or programs; and
(B) is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
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