Sec. 2308.312. CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. (a) A board shall establish career development centers accessible to students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice throughout the workforce development area. The board shall establish the centers not later than the 180th day after the date the board is certified.

(b) Each center shall provide access to information and services available in the workforce development area, including employment services, and shall address the individual needs of students, workers, and persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) The services must include:

(1) labor market information, including:

(A) available job openings; and

(B) education and training opportunities in the local area, in the state, and, as feasible, in the nation;

(2) uniform eligibility requirements and application procedures for all workforce training and services;

(3) independent assessment of individual needs and the development of an individual service strategy;

(4) centralized and continuous case management and counseling;

(5) individual referral for services, including basic education, classroom skills training, on-the-job training, and customized training;

(6) support services, including child care assistance, student loans, and other forms of financial assistance required to participate in and complete training; and

(7) job training and employment assistance for persons formerly sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, provided in cooperation with Project RIO.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.18(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.23(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.090, eff. September 1, 2009.