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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the award of grants by the Texas Workforce Commission to |
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facilitate the participation of certain veterans and military |
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personnel in apprenticeship training programs. |
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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 302.00341 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.00341. GRANTS TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION IN |
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APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS BY CERTAIN VETERANS AND MILITARY |
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PERSONNEL. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Apprenticeship training program" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 133.001, Education Code. |
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(2) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization |
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exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal |
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Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section |
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501(c)(3) of that code. |
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(b) The commission shall develop and administer a program |
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under which the commission may award grants to one or more nonprofit |
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organizations that facilitate the participation in apprenticeship |
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training programs of veterans and active duty military service |
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members who are transitioning into civilian employment. |
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(c) A grant awarded under this section may be used only to |
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recruit or assist veterans or active duty military service members |
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who are transitioning into civilian employment to participate in an |
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apprenticeship training program in this state. |
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(d) The commission shall adopt rules for the administration |
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of this section, including rules for verifying that state funds |
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awarded to a nonprofit organization under this section are being |
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used appropriately. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules under |
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Section 302.00341, Labor Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Workforce Commission is required to |
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implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates money |
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specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not |
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appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission |
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may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other |
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appropriations available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |