{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-311.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 311.002","heading":"CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.","body":"To be eligible for certification by the agency under this chapter, a program must:\n(1) be conducted under an organized, written plan embodying the terms and conditions of employment, job training, classroom instruction, and supervision of participants and be subscribed to by a sponsor who has undertaken to carry out the program;\n(2) comply with all state and federal laws, including laws pertaining to fair labor standards and workplace health and safety;\n(3) comply with recognized industry standards applicable to the program in which the participant is engaged; and\n(4) include an agreement by the employer to assign an employee to serve as a mentor for the participant.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT","SUBTITLE B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES","CHAPTER 311. VOLUNTARY WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.311.htm#311.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"a0f4e3cc018ca714d940996e3c48078512d6a8c16beec8d61310391ef33540e1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-311.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-311.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}