1-1     By:  Ellis, Harris                                     S.B. No. 417

 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 3, 1997; February 5, 1997,

 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development;

 1-4     March 19, 1997, reported favorably, as amended, by the following

 1-5     vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 19, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6     COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1                              By:  Shapiro

 1-7     Amend S.B. No. 417 as follows:

 1-8           (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, Section 301.0655(c) (page 1,

 1-9     line 35), strike "February 1, 1999" and substitute "December 15,

1-10     1998".

1-11           (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, Section 301.0655(d) (page 1,

1-12     line 40), strike "March 1, 1999" and substitute "January 15, 1999".

1-13                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

1-14                                   AN ACT

1-15     relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding

1-16     implementation of the integration of certain state services

1-17     regarding workforce development.

1-18           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

1-19           SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Labor Code, is amended

1-20     by adding Section 301.0655 to read as follows:

1-21           Sec. 301.0655.  REPORT.  (a)  The commission shall prepare a

1-22     comprehensive report on the efforts made by this state in

1-23     integrating the delivery of state services regarding job training,

1-24     employment, employment-related educational programs, career

1-25     development programs, and other workforce development programs.

1-26           (b)  The report must include:

1-27                 (1)  an analysis of the implementation of the "one-stop

1-28     for service" program required to be provided under the local

1-29     workforce development system;

1-30                 (2)  issues and problems to be addressed by the

1-31     commission in integrating the delivery of services; and

1-32                 (3)  a proposed date for final implementation of the

1-33     integration of all services provided locally and integrated into

1-34     the network of full-service career development centers.

1-35           (c)  Not later than February 1, 1999, the commission shall

1-36     issue the report to  the governor, the lieutenant governor, the

1-37     speaker of the house of representatives, and the governing bodies

1-38     of each state agency charged with duties related to workforce

1-39     development in this state.

1-40           (d)  This section expires March 1, 1999.

1-41           SECTION 2.  The importance of this legislation and the

1-42     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

1-43     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

1-44     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

1-45     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,

1-46     and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its

1-47     passage, and it is so enacted.

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