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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection, analysis, and reporting of certain job |
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and skills shortage information by the Texas Workforce 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 302.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.019. JOB AND SKILL SHORTAGE ANALYSIS; REPORT. (a) |
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The commission shall gather and analyze information relating to |
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existing job and skills shortages in this state. The analysis |
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conducted by the commission under this section must include: |
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(1) an analysis of job and skills shortages in |
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industrial job sectors, including: |
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(A) construction; |
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(B) manufacturing; |
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(C) agriculture; |
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(D) forestry; |
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(E) fishing; |
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(F) hunting; |
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(G) health care and social services; |
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(H) education; |
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(I) transportation and warehousing; |
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(J) mining, quarrying, and oil and gas |
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extraction; |
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(K) utilities; |
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(L) wholesale trade; |
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(M) retail trade; |
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(N) finance and insurance; |
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(O) professional, scientific, and technical |
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services; and |
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(P) hospitality and food services; |
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(2) a breakdown of job and skills shortages by: |
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(A) sex; |
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(B) race; |
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(C) ethnicity; |
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(D) age; |
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(E) familial status; and |
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(F) geographic region; and |
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(3) 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year projections for job |
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and skills shortages in the categories described by Subdivisions |
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(1) and (2). |
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(b) Not later than January 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 results of the commission's analysis under this |
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section for the most recent state fiscal year and any suggestions |
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and recommendations for legislative action the commission |
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considers appropriate resulting from that analysis. |
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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 302.019, Labor Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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January 1, 2015. |
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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. |