Sec. 19.0042.  INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.  Before a person described by Section 19.005 enrolls in a district vocational training program, the district must inform the person in writing of:
(1)  any rule or policy of a state agency that would impose a restriction or prohibition on the person in obtaining a certificate or license in connection with the vocational training program;
(2)  the total number of district students released during the preceding 10 years who have completed a district vocational training program that allows for an opportunity to apply for a certificate or license from a state agency and, of those students:
(A)  the number who have applied for a certificate or license from a state agency;
(B)  the number who have been issued a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(C)  the number who have been denied a certificate or license by a state agency; and
(3)  the procedures for:
(A)  requesting a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102, Occupations Code;
(B)  providing evidence of fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of a licensed occupation for purposes of Section 53.023, Occupations Code; and
(C)  appealing a state agency's denial of a certificate or license, including deadlines and due process requirements:
(i)  to the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(ii)  through any other available avenue.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (H.B. 797), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.