Sec. 2308.307. FILLING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. (a) If a need in the availability of workforce education is indicated by the labor market information system provided by the board, by a direct request of employers located in the workforce area, or as the result of economic development incentives designed to attract or retain an employer, an institution may apply to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for approval to offer the needed workforce education.

(b) An institution that desires to provide the needed workforce education must apply to the coordinating board not later than the 30th day after the date the need is identified.

(c) The coordinating board shall give immediate priority to the institution's application and shall notify the institution of the board's approval or disapproval not later than the 100th day after the date the application is received.

(d) If more than one institution in a workforce development area applies to provide the needed workforce education, the coordinating board shall select one or more institutions to offer the needed education as provided by Section 61.051, Education Code.

(e) If an institution approved by the coordinating board does not offer the approved workforce education in a timely manner, a board may solicit another qualified provider to apply to the coordinating board to provide needed education to be funded through state-appropriated formula funds.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.