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By: J. Davis of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) |
H.B. No. 3028 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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May 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic |
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Development; May 16, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; |
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May 16, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3028 |
By: Birdwell |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the skills development fund and other funds |
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available to the Texas Workforce Commission to support certain |
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joint credit courses offered by school districts under agreements |
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with lower-division institutions of higher education. |
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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 Subsections (b-2) and (i) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) In addition to the purposes described by Subsections |
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(b) and (b-1), in each state fiscal biennium, an amount of money |
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from the skills development fund not to exceed five percent of the |
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amount of general revenue appropriated to the skills development |
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fund for that biennium may be used as provided by this subsection. |
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Funds available to the commission from other sources may also be |
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used as provided by this subsection. Funds may be awarded under |
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this subsection to a lower-division institution of higher education |
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to be used under an agreement with a school district to support |
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courses offered for joint high school and college-level credit or |
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offered under a college credit career or technical education |
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program that leads to an industry-recognized license, credential, |
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or certificate. Appropriate uses of funds awarded under this |
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subsection include purchasing or repairing necessary equipment for |
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a course and developing a course curriculum. A course or program |
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supported under this subsection must: |
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(1) have the endorsement of, or a letter of support |
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from, at least one employer in this state; and |
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(2) be targeted to address the needs of high-demand |
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fields or occupations, as identified by the applicable local |
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workforce development board. |
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(i) In this section, "lower-division institution of higher |
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education" means a public junior college, public state college, or |
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public technical institute. |
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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. |
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