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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application for funding for certain workforce |
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development programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.0465 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.0465. DIRECT FUNDING APPLICATION. (a) The |
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commission shall adopt a plan to allow nonprofit service providers |
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to apply for funding directly from the commission if the local |
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workforce development board is nonresponsive. |
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(b) The plan adopted under this section may include an |
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application for funding for: |
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(1) job training programs funded under the Workforce |
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Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Section 3101 et seq.); |
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(2) postsecondary vocational and technical job |
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training programs that are not part of approved courses or programs |
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that lead to licensing, certification, or an associate degree under |
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Chapters 61, 130, and 135, Education Code, and Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 88, Education Code; |
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(3) adult education programs under Subchapter H, |
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Chapter 29, Education Code; |
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(4) employment services programs; |
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(5) support services provided for recipients of |
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financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and |
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(6) employment and training programs for recipients of |
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supplemental nutrition assistance under Chapter 33, Human |
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Resources Code. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt the rules |
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necessary to implement Section 302.0465, Labor Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |