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Tex. Labor Code § 309.001

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 309.001, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 309.001. DEFINITIONS.

Official statutory text

In this chapter:

(1) "Community-based organization" means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that provides education, vocational education or rehabilitation, job training, or internship services or programs. The term includes a neighborhood group or organization, community action agency, community development corporation, union-related organization, employer-related organization, faith-based organization, tribal government, or organization serving Native Americans.

(2) "Fund" means the self-sufficiency fund created under Section 309.002.

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