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House Bill 1935 |
House Author: Villarreal et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Duncan et al. |
House Bill 1935 amends the Government Code to establish the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) fund and grant program and the Texas green job skills development fund and grant program. The JET fund and grant program is administered by the comptroller of public accounts with the assistance of a seven-member advisory board appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and certain other entities. The green job skills development fund and grant program is administered by the comptroller in cooperation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the State Energy Conservation Office. The JET grant program awards grants to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, and eligible nonprofit organizations that prepare low-income students for careers in high-demand occupations, and provides scholarships for students in career and technical education programs who demonstrate financial need. The green job skills grant program awards grants to regional partnerships that present a plan to implement a training program for jobs in the field of renewable energy or energy efficiency to target workers in declining industries, unemployed workers, veterans, and other eligible individuals. The bill establishes certain reporting requirements for the comptroller under both grant programs. Both funds are accounts in the general revenue fund consisting of gifts, grants, and donations and legislative appropriations.
House Bill 1935 takes effect September 1, 2009, but only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the bill is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.