Education Code § 134A.008

Sec. 134A.008. PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS. (a) The commission by rule shall establish performance benchmarks for entities receiving grants under this chapter. The benchmarks must include a requirement that an entity facilitate the successful transition of at least 50 percent of the entity's training program participants from low wage work or unemployment to full-time jobs offering a self-sufficient wage as determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code, and the opportunity for career mobility, as determined by the commission, within six months of training program completion. (b) The commission by rule shall require reimbursement on a pro rata basis by an entity that does not meet a performance benchmark required by this section. (c) An entity is not required to comply with a performance benchmark required by this section if the entity's compliance is not possible because of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar cause not reasonably within the entity's control. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.