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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 21STUDENT SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER WTEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
RULE §21.705Qualified Internship Opportunity

(a) A qualified internship position must meet a specific set of criteria, including:

  (1) Internship must identify marketable skills to be strengthened or gained;

  (2) Internship must be paid;

  (3) Internship must be at least 8 weeks in duration;

  (4) Intern must work at minimum 12 hours per week;

  (5) Intern activities may not be political or sectarian in nature;

  (6) No more than 25% of intern's work can be administrative in nature;

  (7) No more than 50% of the eligible employer's workforce may be interns; and

  (8) Federal work study funds may not be received or used for the internship position.

(b) The Coordinating Board has the right to set a maximum number of internship opportunities per eligible employer.

(c) In the event that available funds are insufficient to award all selected eligible students, a priority determination clause must be included in the employer agreement to govern placement and reimbursement.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.705 adopted to be effective March 2, 2020, 45 TexReg 1412

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