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AN ACT
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relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education |
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and literacy funds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 315.002, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) To the extent permitted under federal law, the |
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commission by rule shall establish: |
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(1) annual performance requirements that each entity |
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that receives money appropriated under this chapter must satisfy to |
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qualify for a continuing award of funds under this chapter, which |
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must include the achievement of enrollment targets and performance |
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benchmarks that are comparable to those provided by Section |
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315.007(c); and |
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(2) a process for giving priority in awarding funds |
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under this chapter to entities that consistently satisfy the annual |
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performance requirements established under Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1602 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 26, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1602 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |