Government Code § 2308.267

Sec. 2308.267. STAFF. (a) A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its planning, oversight, and evaluation functions. (b) A board's staff shall be separate from and independent of any organization providing workforce education or workforce training and services in the workforce development area. A board's staff may not direct or control the staffing of any entity providing one-stop workforce services. (c) The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board: (1) arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided by the staffing organization; and (2) requests and obtains from the Texas Workforce Commission a waiver of the separate staffing requirement and of the requirement under Section 2308.264(a). (d) A request for a waiver under Subsection (c)(2) must contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including: (1) cost-effectiveness; (2) prior experience; (3) geographic or budgetary considerations; and (4) availability of qualified applicants. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.81(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 19.13(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 4.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.