LABOR CODE
CHAPTER 304. COUNSELING FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS OR WORKERS
§ 304.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "displaced
homemaker" means a person who:
(1) has worked without pay as a homemaker for the
person's family;
(2) is not gainfully employed;
(3) has had, or would have, difficulty in obtaining
employment; and
(4) has depended on:
(A) the income of a family member for financial
support and has lost that income; or
(B) government assistance as the parent of
dependent children and is no longer eligible for that assistance.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 302.001 and amended by
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, § 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 304.002. JOB COUNSELING PROGRAM. (a) The
commission, through a special assistance job counseling program,
shall:
(1) provide counseling for displaced homemakers;
(2) assist displaced homemakers in obtaining training
and education; and
(3) place displaced homemakers in suitable
employment.
(b) The counseling must:
(1) consider and build on the skills and experiences
of the homemaker; and
(2) prepare the person, through employment
counseling, to reenter the paid work force and develop and improve
job skills.
(c) The commission shall design the program specifically
for persons reentering the paid work force after a number of years
as homemakers to enable them to assume or resume a valuable role in
the paid work force commensurate with the homemakers' talents and
abilities.
(d) The commission may not charge a fee for participation in
the program by a displaced homemaker.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 302.002 by Acts 1995,
74th Leg., ch. 655, § 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 304.003. PERSONNEL; OFFICE. The commission shall use
its personnel, services, facilities, and equipment to operate the
job counseling program.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 302.003 by Acts 1995,
74th Leg., ch. 655, § 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 304.004. COOPERATION BY STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS. State agencies and political subdivisions of the
state shall cooperate with the commission in obtaining suitable
employment for displaced homemakers counseled by the commission.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 302.004 by Acts 1995,
74th Leg., ch. 655, § 11.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 304.005. HOME OWNERSHIP COUNSELING FOR DISPLACED
WORKERS. (a) The commission shall provide written notice in
English and in Spanish of eligibility for home ownership counseling
under federal law to each worker residing in this state who is
eligible for home ownership counseling under 12 U.S.C. Section
1701x, as amended, and who:
(1) is covered by a certification of eligibility for
adjustment assistance under 19 U.S.C. Section 2331, as amended; or
(2) is threatened to become totally or partially
separated, or has become totally or partially separated, from a
firm that is certified eligible for adjustment assistance under 19
U.S.C. Section 2341, as amended.
(b) The notice must contain:
(1) a list of home ownership counseling organizations
that:
(A) receive assistance under 12 U.S.C. Section
1701x, as amended; and
(B) serve the area in which the worker's home is
located; or
(2) any toll-free telephone number through which the
worker can obtain the list prescribed by Subdivision (1).
(c) A firm located in this state that has requested a
certification of eligibility for adjustment assistance under 19
U.S.C. Section 2341, as amended, shall notify the commission of
that request.
(d) In this section, "firm" has the meaning assigned by 19
U.S.C. Section 2351, as amended.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 289, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
