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

1. (1) Grant Recipient--An eligible grant recipient within Texas that is awarded industry-recognized apprenticeship funds by the Agency. Grant recipients must cooperate and comply with all contract requirements and Agency monitoring activities, as required by Chapter 802, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Agency Monitoring Activities).

2. (2) Eligible Grant Recipient--An entity, as specified in state and federal law, that is eligible to receive IRAP funding. Eligible grant recipients include, but are not limited to, the following:

   1. (A) Trade and industry groups
   2. (B) Corporations
   3. (C) Nonprofit organizations
   4. (D) Educational institutions
   5. (E) Unions
   6. (F) Joint labor-management organizations

3. (3) Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program--A training program that:

   1. (A) provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in an occupation that has been recognized as an apprenticeable occupation by the US Department of Labor (DOL); or
   2. (B) is certified as an IRAP by a third-party certifier that has received a DOL favorable determination of qualification to award that certification.

4. (4) Participant--An individual training in an IRAP under an apprenticeship agreement who:

   1. (A) is a full-time paid worker, receiving benefits and employed in the private sector during training;
   2. (B) maintains suitable employment for at least 12 consecutive months immediately following completion of the training program; and
   3. (C) receives related instructional training to learn a skill in a certified apprenticeable occupation that advances his or her skills to a credentialed, performance-verified mid-level status in the occupation, as identified by the Agency.
5. (5) Standards Recognition Entity (third-party certifier)--An entity that is qualified to recognize an apprenticeship program as an IRAP and that is recognized by DOL.

Source Note:The provisions of this §838.2 adopted to be effective December 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 9573.