Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 487.752 - Grant Program(a) Subject to available funds, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department awards grants to public institutions of higher education, public high schools, and governmental entities located in a rural county for the development and operation of multi-institutional technology centers that provide:(1) community access to technology;(2) computer literacy programs;(3) educational programs designed to provide concurrent enrollment credit for high school students taking postsecondary courses in information and emerging technologies;(4) training for careers in technology-related fields and other highly skilled industries; and(5) technology-related continuing and adult education programs.(b) The department by rule shall establish: (1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;(2) grant application procedures;(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and(5) procedures for monitoring the use of grants awarded under the program and for ensuring compliance with the conditions of a grant.Tex. Gov't. Code § 487.752
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 148,Sec. 43, eff. 9/1/2013.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 487.702 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 27.001(31), eff. 9/1/2009.Relettered from Government Code, Subchapter P, Chapter 487 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112, Sec. 91, eff. 9/1/2009.