(a) An eligible applicant, as defined by Texas Education Code §134A.007, may apply for the grant program outlined in this section.     
      (b) The Agency shall attach a list of high-growth career fields identified by the Agency, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, or the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative established under Texas Government Code Chapter 2308A on the Agency's website and update the list annually.     
      (c) Grant recipients must enter into an agreement with the Agency to comply with contract requirements that include, but are not limited to:      
        (1) submitting all required reports, including financial and performance reports, in the format and time frame required by the Agency;       
        (2) maintaining fiscal data needed for independent verification of expenditures of funds received for the training project;       
        (3) cooperating and complying with Agency monitoring activities as required by Chapter 802, Subchapter D, of this title (relating to Agency Monitoring Activities); and       
        (4) submitting contract completion reports:                  (A) The final payment of the contract is contingent upon the Executive Director's, or designee's, determination that a project has met the performance benchmarks outlined in §810.27 of this subchapter.                   (B) The final payment of the contract will be withheld for 60 days after the completion of training and after receipt by the Agency of verification from the employer that the trainees are employed.         
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §810.24 adopted to be effective December 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 7175