SRC-MWN C.S.S.B. 970 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 970
77R9749 JMM-FBy: Madla
Business & Commerce
3/21/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, state law requires that local workforce development board
membership reflect the ethnic and geographic diversity of the workforce
development area. There is no definition of what "geographic" diversity
means within each workforce development area. Additionally, there is no
requirement that gender diversity of a workforce development area be
reflected in the board's membership. C.S.S.B. 970 defines "geographic
diversity" and adds gender to the diversity requirements for membership on
local workforce development boards. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 2308.255(b), Government Code, to require the
appointments to reflect the ethnic and gender, rather than geographic,
diversity of the workforce development area, and reflect the geographic
diversity of the workforce development area by including at least one
member from each county in the workforce development area, and ensuring
equal representation from each commissioners precinct in the county if the
board is in a county with a population of more than one million. 

SECTION 2. Provides that if the change in law made by this Act conflicts
with federal law or would invalidate a waiver granted under federal law,
the chief elected officials responsible for appointing the members are not
required to comply with the change made by this Act. 

SECTION 3. (a) Effective date: September 1, 2001.

 (b) Makes application to a local workforce development board prospective.

(c) Requires the chief elected officials responsible for appointing members
to a local workforce development board to appoint new members to the board
as vacancies occur on the board or as the terms of members serving on the
board on or before the effective date of this Act expire. 


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1. Amends As Filed S.B. 970, Section 2308.255(b), Government Code,
as follows: 

 _Adds new proposed criteria regarding geographic diversity of the
workforce development area. 

SECTION 2. Adds new proposed language regarding conflicts with existing
federal law. 

 SECTION 3. Renumbered from SECTION 2 in the As Filed version, containing
the effective date. Adds new prospective clause and adds new proposed
language regarding chief elected officials appointing new members.