1. (a) Description. The Texans Work Program is on-the-job training for Choices participants.
2. (b) Participating Employers. Employers or employer alliances or consortia may participate in the program upon approval by the Commission or by the Local Workforce Development Boards.
3. (c) Approval of the Employer's Training Program. An employer's training program must be approved by the Commission in collaboration with the Texas Skills Standards Board following written guidelines to be developed by the Commission.

4. (d) Employer Responsibilities. Employers, other approved organizations as stipulated in subsection (b) of this section, or subcontracted training providers are responsible for the following:

   1. (1) designing the training curriculum and providing the training;
   2. (2) providing one or more training positions for Choices participants;
   3. (3) contributing $300 per month, to the Commission, for each trainee for the duration of the training program; and
   4. (4) reporting the trainee's attendance and other necessary information as established in written guidelines by the Commission or the Local Workforce Development Boards.

5. (e) Participants in the Texans Work Program.

   1. (1) Participants who are unemployed after completing job search activities may be required to participate in a Texans Work assignment.
   2. (2) Choices staff shall make arrangements with the employers to provide candidates for the training positions. Employers may conduct interviews or use other objective means to select appropriate trainees for the available positions.
   3. (3) Excessive, unexcused absences by a participant, as defined by the employer and based on the participant's employability plan, shall be subject to a pro-rata reduction in the amount of the training stipend received under subsection (h) of this section.
6. (f) Duration of the Placement. The length of a training course shall be in compliance with the Texas Labor Code, Subtitle B, Title 4, Chapter 308.
7. (g) Exception to Duration. The workforce development division may approve an exception to subsection (f) of this section. The workforce development division will consider the specific training needs in granting an exception.
8. (h) Training Stipend. Each participant making satisfactory progress in the training program as set forth in the course curriculum shall receive a monthly training stipend of $600 in addition to the temporary cash assistance and other financial assistance authorized by DHS staff.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.44 adopted to be effective April 15, 1998, 23 TexReg 3700.