Section 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, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1142,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.