The objectives of the Self-Sufficiency Fund are to:
  (1) provide training for targeted employment to allow individuals identified as low-income, youth up to the age of 24 who are part of a low-income family, or individuals at risk of becoming dependent on public assistance benefits to achieve self-sufficiency;
  (2) the extent practicable, provide Self-Sufficiency Fund services in all areas of the state;
  (3) develop projects that place individuals in a position of employment that is on a career pathway or in employment in local workforce development areas in which participants will earn wages sufficient to enable them to become independent of, or to avoid becoming dependent on, public assistance benefits;
  (4) collaborate with Board contractors, Workforce Solutions Offices, or other entities to establish referrals of eligible trainees;
  (5) develop projects that at the completion of training will result in employment benefits, including medical insurance, for training project participants;
  (6) develop projects that include contributions from other resources, including the business partners, that are supporting the training project; and
  (7) develop projects that at completion of the training will result in the greatest economic benefit to the public, in the form of enhanced occupational skills and positive economic impact within the local community.

Source Note: The provisions of this §835.11 adopted to be effective January 7, 2003, 28 TexReg 357; amended to be effective September 12, 2022, 47 TexReg 5499