# Tex. Labor Code § 311.001: DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Labor Code § 311.001
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code la / Chapter 311 / Section 311.001

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Labor Code § 311.001 § 311.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.001.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 311.002 § 311.002. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.002.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 311.003 § 311.003. CERTIFIED PROGRAM AGREEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.003.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 311.004 § 311.004. RULEMAKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.004.md)
- [Tex. Labor Code § 311.005 § 311.005. COMMISSION DUTIES; LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cla_C311_S311.005.md)

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