SECTION 21.705. Qualified 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