SRC-TBR, H.B. 935 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 935
77R2390 KSD-DBy: Solis, Jim (Jackson)
Business & Commerce
4/29/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

In 1995, the Texas legislature decentralized most workforce services
through the creation of local workforce development boards (boards) in an
effort to allow each board to create customized solutions to the unique
workforce needs of its region. The Texas Workforce Commission (commission)
issues directives and guidelines to the 28 boards through workforce
development letters and informational notices. Under current law, boards
may lack information on the degree of flexibility with which they have to
implement the directives and adopt guidelines. H.B. 935 requires the
commission to develop and implement a flexibility rating system for
directives sent by the commission to boards and to provide the boards with
an explanation of the system's ratings.  


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Workforce Commission
in SECTION 1 (Section 302.044, Labor Code) of this bill. 


SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 302C, Labor Code, to require the Texas Workforce
Commission (commission) to develop and implement a flexibility rating
system for directives sent by the commission to local workforce development
boards.  Requires a rating assigned to a directive under the system to
indicate the degree of flexibility that a local workforce development board
has in implementing the directive.  Requires the commission to provide an
explanation of the ratings assigned under the system to each local
workforce development board.  Requires the commission to adopt rules as
necessary to implement this section.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.  Requires the commission to
implement the flexibility rating system prescribed by Section 302.044,
Labor Code, as added by this Act, by January 1, 2002.