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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a development of a workforce investment partnership in |
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rural areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12.0272 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.0272. RURAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "General academic teaching institution," "public |
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junior college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(2) "Rural area" means: |
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(A) a county with a population of less than |
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200,000; or |
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(B) a municipality with a population of less than |
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50,000. |
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(b) Subject to available funding, the commissioner may |
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develop a rural workforce investment program to facilitate |
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partnerships in rural areas among school districts, public junior |
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colleges, public technical institutes, general academic teaching |
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institutions, and business and industry to promote workforce |
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investment plans. |
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(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this |
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section. |
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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, 2013. |