1. (a) A qualified internship position must meet a specific set of criteria, including:

   1. (1) Internship must identify marketable skills to be strengthened or gained;
   2. (2) Internship must be paid;
   3. (3) Internship must be a minimum of 96 hours;
   4. (4) Intern activities may not be political or sectarian in nature;
   5. (5) No more than 25% of intern's work can be administrative in nature;
   6. (6) No more than 50% of the eligible employer's workforce may be interns; and
   7. (7) Federal work study funds may not be received or used for the internship position.
2. (b) The Coordinating Board has the right to set a maximum number of internship opportunities per eligible employer.
3. (c) In the event that available funds are insufficient to award all selected eligible students, a priority determination clause will be implemented per program guidelines provided to eligible employers.

Source Note:The provisions of this §10.915 adopted to be effective August 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 5972.