By Homer H.B. No. 2503 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a career development center's assessment of the job 1-3 skills of certain persons. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 2308.3123 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 2308.3123. JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEST. (a) In this 1-8 section, "targeted recipient of public assistance" means a 1-9 recipient of public assistance whom a career development center in 1-10 a local workforce development area identifies as requiring a 1-11 general skills assessment before the center selects an appropriate 1-12 employment option or a specific employment position for the 1-13 recipient. 1-14 (b) Each career development center in a local workforce 1-15 development area shall administer a job skills assessment test to a 1-16 targeted recipient of public assistance to assess the recipient's 1-17 job skills before referring the recipient to an employer for an 1-18 interview or job placement. The center may administer a job skills 1-19 assessment test to another person on request. 1-20 (c) The local workforce development boards shall ensure that 1-21 any assessment tests utilized shall be used as counseling tools. 1-22 Because a single assessment test provides only partial information 1-23 about future job performance, the centers shall also examine the 1-24 profile of the targeted recipient of public assistance in 2-1 determining the appropriate referral and job placement. Each local 2-2 workforce development board shall ensure that the assessment tools 2-3 utilized result in no adverse impact for the individual being 2-4 tested. 2-5 (d) A local workforce development board may apply for, 2-6 receive, and use state and federal funds to administer job skills 2-7 assessment tests through career development centers in the local 2-8 workforce development area. 2-9 (e) A local workforce development board may collect data 2-10 from the job skills assessment tests to determine the effectiveness 2-11 of providers of workforce training and services. 2-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.