Section 311.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency.(2) "Certified program" means a career and technology secondary and postsecondary education program conducted under an agreement as described by Section 311.003 or a voluntary program certified by the agency in conjunction with the commission as meeting the standards prescribed by Section 311.002, and that: (A) integrates a secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and a postsecondary curriculum;(B) places students in job internships;(C) is designed to continue into postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree;(D) will result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of participants and increasing a participant's long-term employability in this state; and(E) meets recognized or accepted industry standards.(3) "Participant" means a person at least 16 years of age who is enrolled in a public or private secondary or postsecondary school, or an equivalent program, and who began to voluntarily participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program as part of secondary school education.(4) "Sponsor" means any person operating a certified program and in whose name the program is registered.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.