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

1. (1) Act--relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program in Texas Education Code, Chapter 134.
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 (Coordinating Board)--approved certificate or associate degree from a public technical institute or public junior college.
5. (5) 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).
6. (6) Emerging industry--A growing, evolving or developing industry based on new technological products or concepts.
7. (7) 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 Agency may consider occupations identified by the 28 Local Workforce Development Boards (Board-Area Target Occupations Lists) and/or the Agency's labor market projections.
8. (8) ISD--Independent school district.
9. (9) JET--The Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.
10. (10) Notice of Availability or NOA--The notice of availability that is published by the Agency pursuant to §804.22 of this title (relating to Notice of Grant Availability and Application).
11. (11) Public junior college--Any junior college certified by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) in accordance with Texas Education Code §61.003.
12. (12) Public technical institute--The Lamar Institute of Technology or the Texas State Technical College System, as in accordance with Texas 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; amended to be effective December 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 9741.