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AN ACT
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relating to the collection, study, and reporting by the Texas |
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Workforce Commission of certain information regarding shortages in |
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high-wage, high-demand occupations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.019. OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY; REPORT. (a) |
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The commission shall gather and study information relating to |
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existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand |
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occupations in this state. The study conducted by the commission |
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under this section must include information on existing and |
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projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in |
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industrial job sectors, including: |
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(1) construction; |
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(2) manufacturing; |
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(3) agriculture; |
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(4) forestry; |
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(5) health care and social services; |
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(6) education; |
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(7) transportation and warehousing; |
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(8) mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; |
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(9) utilities; |
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(10) wholesale trade; |
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(11) retail trade; |
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(12) finance and insurance; |
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(13) professional, scientific, and technical |
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services; and |
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(14) hospitality and food services. |
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(b) Not later than January 1 of each year, the commission |
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shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each |
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standing committee or subcommittee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over workforce development matters a detailed report |
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summarizing the results of the commission's study under this |
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section for the most recent state fiscal year and any suggestions |
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and recommendations for legislative action the commission |
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considers appropriate resulting from that study. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Workforce Commission shall submit the |
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initial report to the governor and the legislature as required by |
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Section 302.019, Labor Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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January 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2478 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2478 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |