In addition to the definitions contained in §800.2 of this title, and the definitions contained in Texas Education Code, §133.001 and 29 C.F.R. §29.2 relating to apprenticeship training, the following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Administrator's Guide--The Administrator's Guide supplements this chapter by providing all required operational details and procedures for planning and submitting an application for apprenticeship training program funding, as well as the annual timeline for submission. The Administrator's Guide may be accessed on the Agency's Web site at www.texasworkforce.org.
2. (2) Apprentice--A full-time paid worker, at least 16 years of age except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed in the private sector, registered with the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, and receives related instruction training to learn a skill in a certified apprenticeable occupation.
3. (3) Apprenticeship committee--An autonomous local group consisting of members appointed by one or more employers of apprentices, or by one or more bargaining agents representing members of an apprenticeable trade, or by a combination of the two. An apprenticeship committee is designated for each apprenticeship training program to establish instruction standards and goals for a particular craft or crafts, interview and select applicants, and monitor the program and apprentices as described in Texas Education Code §133.003.
4. (4) Apprenticeship training program--A training program that provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in a trade that has been certified as an apprenticeable occupation by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The program is a structured system of training designed to prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts by combining training under the supervision of an experienced journeyworker with job-related classroom instruction.
5. (5) Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training--The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
6. (6) Contact-hour rate--A method used to distribute apprenticeship training funds to local education agencies. The total available funds are divided by the statewide total number of contact hours of apprenticeship training instruction classes submitted to the Agency.
7. (7) Local education agency--For purposes of Chapter 837, a public school district or state postsecondary institution, under Texas Education Code, Chapter 133, that serves as a sponsor for an apprenticeship training program pursuant to a contract between the local education agency and an apprenticeship committee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §837.2 adopted to be effective January 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 277.