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House Bill 2837 |
House Author: Allen, Ray |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Seliger |
House Bill 2837 amends the Education Code to provide that the Windham School District must ensure that its educational programs, such as GED and ESL, are integrated with an applied vocational context leading to employment and to prioritize the programs that result in certification or licensure. The bill requires the district to evaluate the effectiveness of training services provided to persons confined or imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in consultation with the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and requires the LBB to submit an annual report to state leadership based on the evaluation data. The district is also required, rather than authorized, to coordinate vocational education and job training programs with certain agencies to ensure that district students are equipped with the skills necessary to compete for current and emerging jobs. House Bill 2837 amends the Labor Code to include persons committed to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) in reintegration of offender programs (Project RIO) administered by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and eliminates TWC's responsibilities in relation to developing a memorandum of understanding relating to Project RIO and an annual report. The bill also requires TWC, TYC, and TDCJ to establish a data interface to assist in the reintegration of former offenders into the labor force and sets out parameters for the interface.