By Pitts H.B. No. 2915
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Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the provision of high-level information technology
1-3 support and the collection of fees to defray the costs of such
1-4 support.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 302.002, Labor Code, is amended by adding
1-7 subsection (f) to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 302.002. General Workforce Development Powers and
1-9 Duties of Commission and Executive Director. (a) The executive
1-10 director shall:
1-11 (1) to the extent feasible under federal law,
1-12 consolidate the administrative and programmatic functions of the
1-13 programs under the authority of the commission to achieve efficient
1-14 and effective delivery of services;
1-15 (2) administer each program and implement
1-16 corresponding federal and state legislation consolidated under the
1-17 authority of the commission under this chapter and other applicable
1-18 state law;
1-19 (3) determine the organization and methods of
1-20 procedure of the division in accordance with applicable state and
1-21 federal legislation;
2-1 (4) appoint and prescribe the duties of all officers,
2-2 administrators, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other
2-3 employees as necessary in the performance of the division's duties;
2-4 (5) delegate authority to persons appointed under this
2-5 section as the executive director considers reasonable and proper
2-6 for the effective administration of the division;
2-7 (6) bond any person who handles money or signs checks
2-8 for the division;
2-9 (7) implement workforce training and services policies
2-10 and programs, consistent with recommendations from the council and
2-11 as approved by the governor;
2-12 (8) serve as an advocate at the state and federal
2-13 levels for local workforce development boards;
2-14 (9) contract with local workforce development boards
2-15 for program planning and service delivery;
2-16 (10) provide training and professional development
2-17 services for division staff, local workforce development boards,
2-18 and the staff of those boards;
2-19 (11) support research and demonstration projects
2-20 designed to develop new programs and approaches to service
2-21 delivery;
2-22 (12) provide technical assistance and support to local
2-23 workforce development boards;
2-24 (13) prepare an annual agency performance report for
2-25 submission to the governor, the legislature, the commission, and
3-1 the council;
3-2 (14) design and administer a statewide comprehensive
3-3 labor market information system;
3-4 (15) serve as the chair of the State Occupational
3-5 Information Coordinating Committee; and
3-6 (16) perform other functions and duties as may be
3-7 required by law or assigned by the commission.
3-8 (b) The executive director may make expenditures, enter into
3-9 contracts with public, private, and nonprofit organizations,
3-10 require reports, conduct investigations, and take other action the
3-11 executive director or commission considers necessary or suitable to
3-12 fulfill the division's administrative duties.
3-13 (c) The executive director may enter interagency contracts
3-14 and memoranda of understanding with other state agencies for the
3-15 performance of administrative functions of the agency.
3-16 (d) The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with
3-17 Chapter 2001, Government Code, as necessary for the proper
3-18 administration of the division.
3-19 (e) The executive director may obligate funds from the
3-20 skills development fund in a manner consistent with the rules
3-21 adopted by the commission for that program. The executive director
3-22 shall report to the governor, the legislature, the commission, and
3-23 the council on a quarterly basis regarding actions taken under this
3-24 subsection.
3-25 (f) In addition to the services provided under Subsection
4-1 (a)(12), the executive director may enter into contracts with local
4-2 workforce development boards or other entities to establish service
4-3 level agreements and charge fees for services based on service
4-4 level options selected by those entities. All such fees collected
4-5 shall be used by the commission solely for the purpose of defraying
4-6 costs incurred in providing those services.
4-7 SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 1999.
4-8 SECTION 3. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
4-9 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
4-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
4-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
4-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.