Tex. Labor Code § 303.002
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 303.002, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 303.002. WAIVER.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission may review and recommend to the legislature the waiver of any requirements set forth in Title 3, Education Code, as they may apply to public community and technical colleges, that impede the ability of such a college to develop in a timely manner customized training for demand occupations in particular industries, including statutes or regulations limiting costs that may be recovered by a public community or technical college from state funds.
(b) A public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service may recover customized assessment and training costs incurred by the college, station, or service if:
(1) there is an actual or projected labor shortage in the occupation in which training is provided that is not being met by an existing institution or program in the area; and
(2) the wages at the time of job placement for individuals who successfully complete customized training at the public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service are equal to the prevailing wage for that occupation in the local labor market area.
(b) A public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service may recover customized assessment and training costs incurred by the college, station, or service if:
(1) there is an actual or projected labor shortage in the occupation in which training is provided that is not being met by an existing institution or program in the area; and
(2) the wages at the time of job placement for individuals who successfully complete customized training at the public community or technical college, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service are equal to the prevailing wage for that occupation in the local labor market area.
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