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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection, evaluation, maintenance, and reporting |
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of certain workforce and employment data by the Texas Workforce |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.018. WORKFORCE AND EMPLOYMENT DATA; REPORT. (a) |
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The commission shall gather, evaluate, and maintain data, including |
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relevant statistical information, relating to the existing |
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workforce and employment needs, trends, and opportunities in this |
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state. The information collected by the commission under this |
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section must include the following categories of information: |
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(1) the types and non-exempt and exempt levels of |
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employment available in the private and public sectors; |
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(2) the number of full-time, part-time, permanent, and |
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temporary workers by industry and region; |
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(3) a comparison between the number of available |
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positions offering full-time employment and those offering a |
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maximum of part-time employment; |
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(4) the estimated cost to the state of part-time |
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employees and workers who apply for public assistance programs; and |
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(5) a review of the statewide economic conditions |
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affecting relevant economic conditions and trends, including |
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annual changes in aggregate part-time and full-time employment |
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statuses, productivity, cost of living by region, purchasing power, |
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and other relevant criteria. |
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(b) To implement the measures required by this section, the |
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commission shall utilize resources and services available to the |
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commission. Additionally, the commission may coordinate with |
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federal and state agencies as necessary or appropriate to determine |
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any of the information required to be collected and evaluated under |
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this section, and may apply for and utilize grant-based funding |
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programs and may negotiate and enter into contracts with |
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not-for-profit entities. |
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(c) Not later than October 1 of each year, the commission |
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shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the House of Representatives, and the presiding officer of each |
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standing committee or subcommittee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over workforce development matters, a detailed report |
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summarizing the data collected by the commission under this section |
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for the most recent state fiscal year and any suggestions and |
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recommendations for legislative action the commission considers |
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appropriate resulting from the commission's analysis of that data. |
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(d) The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on |
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its publicly accessible Internet website for use by job seekers and |
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the public a link to a summary of the most recent data collected by |
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the commission under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Workforce Commission shall submit the |
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initial report to the governor and the legislature as required by |
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Section 302.018, Labor Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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October 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |