{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-302.255","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 302.255","heading":"APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.","body":"The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for a person to receive a grant under this subchapter. The eligibility criteria must include the requirement that the person:\n(1) apply to the commission in the form and manner prescribed by commission rule;\n(2) if the person is an entity, be in good standing under the laws of the state in which the person was formed or organized, as evidenced by a certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official of another state having custody of the records pertaining to a person formed or organized under the laws of that state;\n(3) not owe delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this state; and\n(4) operate an industry-recognized apprenticeship program that:\n(A) provides on-the-job training under an industry-recognized, accredited training curriculum;\n(B) guarantees employment for participants during and on successful completion of the training period;\n(C) pays each participant a wage and provides eligibility for participants to receive full-time employee benefits during and on successful completion of the training period;\n(D) requires participants to advance their skills, at a minimum, to a credentialed, performance-verified mid-level status in a field related to the industry-recognized apprenticeship program;\n(E) has a duration of not more than 26 weeks; and\n(F) gives preference to training and hiring:\n(i) unemployed Texans who have filed with the commission;\n(ii) veterans of the United States armed forces;\n(iii) formerly incarcerated individuals; and\n(iv) underemployed individuals who are working without industry-recognized certifications or other credentials.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT","SUBTITLE B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES","CHAPTER 302. DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER I. TEXAS INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS GRANT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.302.htm#302.255","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"e94815809ef4f859ef1cf9e8001b4d70fa9260f3e837bd351a88212f41d1c821","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-302.254","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-302.256"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}