The following words and terms, when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Act--This term has the meaning given in Education Code, Chapter 134, as adopted by House Bill 3, 81st Legislature, 2009, and House Bill 437, 83rd Legislature, 2013.
2. (2) Advisory board--The advisory board of education and workforce stakeholders created pursuant to the Act.

3. (3) Career and technical education--Organized educational activities that offer a sequence of courses that:

   1. (A) provides individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in high-demand occupations or emerging industries;
   2. (B) includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual; or
   3. (C) provides a license, a certificate, or a postsecondary degree.
4. (4) Certificate or degree completion--Any grouping of workforce or technical courses in sequential order that, when satisfactorily completed by a student, will entitle the student to a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) approved certificate or associate degree from a public technical institute or public junior college.
5. (5) Comptroller--The Comptroller of Public Accounts.
6. (6) Developmental education--Structured courses, tutorials, laboratories, or other proven instructional efforts that successfully prepare students for college level (and therefore work-ready) courses as measured by passing the state-required college entrance exam (or meeting the Texas Success Initiative requirements).
7. (7) Emerging industry--A growing, evolving or developing industry based on new technological products or concepts.

8. (8) High-demand occupation--A job, profession, skill, or trade for which employers within the State of Texas generally, or within particular regions or cities of the state, have or will have a substantial need. In determining whether there is or will be a substantial need for a particular job, profession, trade, or skill, the comptroller may consider:

   1. (A) the Texas Workforce Commission's list of high-demand occupations and/or its labor market projections;
   2. (B) whether the occupation has been targeted for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) training as a result of employer or community input; or

   3. (C) research, projections, or workforce data that are compiled by the comptroller or derived from one of the following sources:

      1. (i) the Texas Workforce Commission;
      2. (ii) the United States Department of Labor; or
      3. (iii) another source, such as a letter from employers, which provides evidence that a particular job, profession, skill, or trade will provide potential economic benefits to the state or a local or regional area within the state.
9. (9) In-kind contribution--A cash value placed on a non-monetary contribution or investment.
10. (10) JET--The Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.
11. (11) Notice of Availability or NOA--The notice of availability that is published by the comptroller pursuant to §8.22 of this title (relating to Notice of Grant Availability and Application).
12. (12) Public junior college--Any junior college certified by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in accordance with Education Code, §61.003.
13. (13) Public technical institute--The Lamar Institute of Technology or the Texas State Technical College System in accordance with Education Code, §61.003.

Source Note:The provisions of this §804.1 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5959; amended to be effective July 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 4964; transferred effective June 16, 2015, as published in the Texas Register August 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 5066.