Tex. Labor Code § 308.002
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 308.002, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 308.002. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Division" means the division of workforce development of the commission.
(2) "Employer" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.001.
(3) "JOBS training program" means the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682).
(4) "Local workforce development board" means a board created under Subchapter F, Chapter 2308, Government Code.
(5) "Program" means the Texans Work program established under this chapter.
(6) "Trainee" means a recipient of food stamps under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, and financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, who:
(A) is eligible to participate in the JOBS training program; and
(B) receives on-the-job training through a training course offered under the program.
(7) "Training course" means a course for the development of practical employment skills that is:
(A) offered to trainees by an employer who participates in the program; and
(B) approved as required by this chapter.
(1) "Division" means the division of workforce development of the commission.
(2) "Employer" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.001.
(3) "JOBS training program" means the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682).
(4) "Local workforce development board" means a board created under Subchapter F, Chapter 2308, Government Code.
(5) "Program" means the Texans Work program established under this chapter.
(6) "Trainee" means a recipient of food stamps under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, and financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, who:
(A) is eligible to participate in the JOBS training program; and
(B) receives on-the-job training through a training course offered under the program.
(7) "Training course" means a course for the development of practical employment skills that is:
(A) offered to trainees by an employer who participates in the program; and
(B) approved as required by this chapter.
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