(a) The Self-Sufficiency Fund may be used by a public
community or technical college, CBO, or state extension service:
(1) to develop training projects in which participants,
as defined by §835.2(7) of this chapter, are provided job training
by:
(A) an entity that develops a job-training program
under Texas Labor Code, §309.002;
(B) a small- or medium-sized business or trade union;
or
(C) an informal partnership between an entity that
develops a job-training program under this section and a small- or
medium-sized business network; and
(2) for support services, deemed reasonable and necessary
by the Agency, for participants to prepare and participate in training
activities and to make the transition from training activities to
employment.
(b) Only those support services specifically described
in a contract under this section may be charged to a contract funded
with Self-Sufficiency Fund monies.
(c) The Self-Sufficiency Fund may not be used for the
purchase of any proprietary or production equipment for the training
project.
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