Sec. 302.043.  TRAINING FOR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  The division shall provide management and board development training for all members of local workforce development boards that includes information regarding client eligibility determination, early childhood education, vendor management, the importance of high-quality workforces, and the complexity of managing multiple state and federal child-care funding sources and that encourages board members to be advocates in their communities for effective and efficient workforce development programs and for the improvement of child-care quality.  If a member of a local workforce development board does not receive training under this section before the 91st day after the date on which the member begins service on the board, the person is ineligible to continue serving on the board unless the training required under this subsection was requested by the member but not provided by the division.
(b)  Training may be provided directly by the division or by a third party that has demonstrated experience in providing training to local workforce development or similar boards.
(c)  The division shall ensure that a local workforce development board receives training under Subsection (a) before the board begins to manage the delivery of child-care services.
(d)  The training under this section must include training for local workforce development board members and board employees regarding the collection and analysis of data in the commission's reporting and information system for performance reports.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.