SUN Youth℠
Texas
Empowering students ages 12–17 across Texas to earn, learn, and build real-world skills — with FLSA compliance, guardian oversight, and Title I alignment.
SUN Youth℠
Texas
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What's true in Texas
7,500
Title I schools
NCES CCD, SY2021-22
9,180
Public schools
NCES CCD, SY2022-23
1,024
School districts
NCES Digest 214.30, SY2021-22
$1.8B
Annual Title I Part A
CRS R48607, FY2023
$115M
Annual Perkins V (CTE)
Approx. — state Perkins V plan
$2.5B
State CTE appropriation
Approx. — state CTE budget
Yes
Charter schools permitted
TX Education Code Ch. 12, 1995
Eligible students ≈ 2.3M is a modelled estimate built from NCES grade-band averages (CCD SY2022-23) — not a counted figure. Title I funding is the FY2023 state allocation, rounded. School and district counts are drawn from different reported years, as shown above. CTE funding figures are approximate planning numbers from the state's Perkins V plan and CTE budget — useful for scale, not audited allocations.
Work rules in Texas
Ages 12–13
Federal baseline- Max per week during school
- 10 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 15 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
Federal FLSA baseline for 12-13. No federal min wage requirement for casual neighbor-type work. State rules may be stricter. Uses Federal FLSA baseline — no stricter TX state rules found for this age band.
Source →Ages 14–15
- Max per week during school
- 18 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 40 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 10 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 11 PM
- Work permit
- Not required
TX Labor Code Ch.51. No work permit required but employer must keep age certificate. Later end times than federal.
Source →Ages 16–17
- Max per week during school
- No limit
- Max per week in summer
- No limit
- Must stop by, school nights
- 11 PM
- Work permit
- Not required
TX 16-17: No hour or time restrictions for non-hazardous work. No work permit required.
Source →Why SUN Youth℠
Guardian approves every gig. Hour caps auto-enforced by age. Prohibited jobs blocked — no exceptions.
Paid to a youth financial account with spending controls. Savings goals, tax records, and SphereUs℠ Rewards built in.
Documented work history, financial literacy certification, and Academy℠ credentials that follow them into adulthood.
Your school's PTA, your church, your Scouts troop, your YMCA — trusted organizations your families already belong to are compliant hiring opportunities today.
Available to families and schools in Texas and nationwide.