JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.10.0/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://cdn.strategiqcommerce.com/ajax/libs/chosen/0.9.8/chosen.jquery.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.strategiqcommerce.com/ajax/libs/chosen/0.9.8/chosen.css">
<form id="testForm">
<select required style="width: 165px;" id="test" name="test" class="chzn-select multiselect" multiple="multiple">
    <optgroup label="Lab1"><option value="2">Some Program</option></optgroup>
</select>
<input type="button" id="validateIt" value="Run"/>
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('#test').chosen();
    $('#validateIt').validate();
    $('#validateIt').click(function(){
        if($('#testForm').valid())
            alert('Valid');
        else
            alert('Invalid');
    });
});