| (a) Boards shall ensure that their strategic planning
process includes an analysis of the local labor market to:
(1) determine employer needs;
(2) determine emerging, targeted, and in-demand occupations
and the earning potential of those occupations;
(3) determine skill requirements of local in-demand
occupations; and
(4) identify job vacancy listings and the skills necessary
to obtain the jobs identified in the listings, which include those
with a potential for career advancement.
(b) Boards shall set local policies for a Trade service
strategy to:
(1) assist dislocated workers eligible for Trade benefits
in obtaining suitable employment as an alternative to referral to
training;
(2) promote the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA) career services to support successful reemployment; and
(3) assist in employment retention and career advancement.
(c) Boards shall ensure that dislocated workers eligible
for Trade benefits receive the following services:
(1) Explanation of benefits and services available
under the Trade Act, to include applicable deadlines;
(2) Assessment of education, skills, and service needs;
(3) Information on training available locally and regionally,
including information on how to apply for financial aid supported
under the Higher Education Act of 1965;
(4) Individual and group career counseling, including
job search and placement counseling during the period the trade-affected
worker is receiving TRA or training;
(5) Short-term prevocational services;
(6) Issuance of a waiver of the training requirement
where suitable work is unavailable, training is determined not to
be feasible or appropriate, and the worker meets applicable eligibility
criteria;
(7) Development of an IEP;
(8) Referral to training services where suitable employment
is unavailable;
(9) Assistance in filing requests for job search and/or
relocation allowances;
(10) Support services available under the WIOA Title
I dislocated worker program;
(11) Employment and case management services;
(12) Follow-up services during and upon completion
of training; and
(13) Provision of employment statistics information,
including the provision of accurate information relating to local,
regional, and national labor market areas.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §849.3 adopted to be effective November 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 10510; amended to be effective January 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 270; amended to be effective July 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 4143 |
