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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a certification program to provide job skills training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 312 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 312. TEXAS READY TO WORK CERTIFICATION PROGRAM |
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Sec. 312.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Certification program" means the Texas Ready to |
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Work Certification Program established under this chapter. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce |
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Commission. |
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Sec. 312.002. CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. (a) The commission |
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shall develop and establish a certification program to provide job |
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skills training to program participants. |
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(b) The commission shall determine appropriate facilities |
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and settings at which to conduct the certification program. |
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(c) The commission shall: |
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(1) identify occupations appropriate for inclusion in |
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the certification program; and |
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(2) develop a set of workplace skills for each |
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included occupation. |
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Sec. 312.003. INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS. (a) The |
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commission shall develop a preinstructional assessment to |
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determine a student's mastery level of each of the skills |
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identified under Section 312.002(c)(2). |
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(b) The commission shall develop an instructional program |
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that targets the skills in which a program participant is not |
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proficient, as measured by the preinstructional assessment in |
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Subsection (a). The program shall provide web-based instruction |
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customized to meet the needs of local employers. |
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(c) After receiving instruction under Subsection (b), a |
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program participant may take a postinstructional assessment. |
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Sec. 312.004. CERTIFICATE; PORTFOLIO. The commission shall |
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provide each program participant with a certificate indicating |
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successful completion of the certification program and a portfolio |
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that describes in detail each of the skills at which the participant |
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is proficient as determined by the postinstructional assessment |
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under Section 312.003(c). |
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Sec. 312.005. RULEMAKING. The commission shall adopt rules |
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as necessary to administer the commission's duties under this |
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chapter. |
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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. |