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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs |
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by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development |
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fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The commission by rule may establish and develop |
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additional job incentive programs that use the skills development |
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fund to create incentives for public community and technical |
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colleges in partnership with one or more employers, including |
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prospective employers who commit to establishing a place of |
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business in this state, to provide workforce training in an effort |
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to create and retain employment opportunities in this state. Under |
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a program established under this subsection, the commission may |
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commit money to a prospective employer described by this subsection |
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contingent on the employer's establishment of a place of business |
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in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |