SRC-CDH S.B. 1759 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1759
By: Haywood
Economic Development
5-7-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Chapter 2308.267, Government Code, prohibits a single entity
from providing both administrative functions, such as oversight, strategic
planning, and evaluation, and service delivery, such as intake,
eligibility, job training, and job matching, to a local workforce
development board. This restriction is designed to prevent a single entity
from both providing services and determining whether such services are
necessary and/or efficiently provided.  S.B. 1759 authorizes a single
entity to perform both administrative and service delivery functions so
long as the local workforce development board arranges for independent
evaluation of such functions.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1759 establishes the authority of local workforce boards
regarding staffing and evaluations. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 2308.267, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(e), to establish that nothing in this section prohibits the designation
of a single individual or entity to provide staff services to a local
workforce development board (board) and carry out any or all of the
outreach, information, intake, assessment, eligibility determination,
referral, and case management functions associated with the operation of a
career development center, provided the board arranges for an independent
evaluation of such functions provided by the individual or entity.   

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  upon passage.