Section 849.3 - Trade Service Strategy(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.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 849.3
The provisions of this §849.3 adopted to be effective November 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 10510; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 02, January 9, 2015, TexReg 273, eff. 1/12/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 28, July 15, 2022, TexReg 4146, eff. 7/18/2022