SRC-DBM S.B. 1507 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 1507
By: Truan
Human Services
            7/1/1999
Enrolled


DIGEST 

The federal government has created two programs, the Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) program and the NATA Trade Adjustment Assistance Programs
(NAFTA) which provide training and income support for workers who have lost
their jobs due to increased trade or production shifts..  Training under
TAA and NAFTA must be completed within 104 weeks.  Therefore, the training
programs must be designed to efficiently prepare workers to enter into
high-wage, high skill jobs.  S.B. 1507 will require the Texas Workforce
Commission to evaluate the federal trade adjustment programs designed to
assist certain persons in obtaining employment. 

PURPOSE

As enrolled, S.B. 1507 requires the Texas Workforce Commission to evaluate
the federal trade adjustment programs designed to assist certain persons in
obtaining employment. 

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 Chapter 302A, Labor Code, by adding Section 302.006, as
follows: 

Sec. 302.006.  REPORT ON TRADE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.  Requires the Texas
Workforce Commission (commission) to submit an annual report to the
legislature on the effectiveness of federal programs designed to provide
trade adjustment assistance to persons in this state.  Sets forth certain
information regarding persons who have participated in a program described
by Subsection (a), which is required to be included in the report. 

SECTION 2.(a)  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

(b)  Requires the Texas Workforce Commission to submit the first report
required by this Act by January 1, 2000. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.