Sec. 302.255.  APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.  The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for a person to receive a grant under this subchapter.  The eligibility criteria must include the requirement that the person:
(1)  apply to the commission in the form and manner prescribed by commission rule;
(2)  if the person is an entity, be in good standing under the laws of the state in which the person was formed or organized, as evidenced by a certificate issued by the secretary of state or the state official of another state having custody of the records pertaining to a person formed or organized under the laws of that state;
(3)  not owe delinquent taxes to a taxing unit of this state; and
(4)  operate an industry-recognized apprenticeship program that:
(A)  provides on-the-job training under an industry-recognized, accredited training curriculum;
(B)  guarantees employment for participants during and on successful completion of the training period;
(C)  pays each participant a wage and provides eligibility for participants to receive full-time employee benefits during and on successful completion of the training period;
(D)  requires participants to advance their skills, at a minimum, to a credentialed, performance-verified mid-level status in a field related to the industry-recognized apprenticeship program;
(E)  has a duration of not more than 26 weeks; and
(F)  gives preference to training and hiring:
(i)  unemployed Texans who have filed with the commission;
(ii)  veterans of the United States armed forces;
(iii)  formerly incarcerated individuals; and
(iv)  underemployed individuals who are working without industry-recognized certifications or other credentials.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2784), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.