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Government Code - CHAPTER 2303 Page 18 of 28 (C) provision of publicly owned land for development purposes, including residential, commercial, or industrial development; (D) creation of special one-stop permitting and problem resolution centers or ombudsmen; and (E) promotion and marketing services; and (7) j ob training and employment services, including: (A) retraining programs; (B) literacy and employment skills programs; (C) vocational education; and (D) customized j ob training. (e) Factors to be considered in evaluating the local effort of a private entity include: (1) the willingness to negotiate or cooperate in the achievement of the purposes of this chapter; (2) commitments to hire underskilled, inexperienced, disadvantaged, or displaced workers who reside in the enterprise zone; (3) commitments to hire minority workers and to contract with minority-owned businesses; (4) provision of technical and vocational job training for enterprise zone residents or economically disadvantaged employees; (5) provision of child care for employees; (6) commitments to implement and contribute to a tutoring or mentoring program for area students; (7) prevention or reduction of juvenile crime activity; and (8) the willingness to make contributions to the well-being of the community, such as job training, or the donation of land for parks or other public purposes. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 5.52(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995, and Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 985, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. § 2303.406. Enterprise Project Designation (a) The department may designate a business as an enterprise project only if the department determines that: (1) the business is a qualified business under Section 2303.402 that is located in or has made a substantial commitment to locate in an enterprise zone described by Section 2303.404(b); ://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go230300.html 1/12/2002