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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the workforce development evaluation system |
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administered 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. Section 302.001, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as |
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follows: |
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(1) "Career education and training program" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 2308A.001, Government Code. |
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(1-a) "Director" means the director of the division. |
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SECTION 2. Section 302.081(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall maintain and operate an automated |
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follow-up and evaluation system derived from appropriate available |
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information, including: |
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(1) unemployment insurance wage records maintained by |
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the commission; and |
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(2) student follow-up information available through |
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the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 302.082(b) and (c), Labor Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Evaluation data in the system must include the following |
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information disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, income, and |
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location: |
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(1) placement rates; |
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(2) wages paid; |
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(3) retention in employment statistics; |
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(4) the number of education and training-related |
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placements; [and] |
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(5) data regarding the attainment of employment paying |
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a self-sufficient wage, as determined under Section 2308A.012, |
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Government Code, following completion of a career education and |
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training program; and |
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(6) other appropriate factors, including public |
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welfare dependency and the pursuit of additional education. |
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(c) The commission may develop a method for collecting |
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occupational information to supplement wage record information |
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collected by the commission under Section 204.0025. The commission |
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may request employers, providers, and other appropriate sources to |
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provide placement, employment, and earnings information to the |
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commission. |
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SECTION 4. Section 302.083, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) At least annually, the commission shall issue an |
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analysis, by occupation and by the provider of the job placement |
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performance, of each career education and training [workforce |
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development] program for the previous one-year, three-year, and |
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five-year periods to: |
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(1) each provider of workforce education or workforce |
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training and services; |
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(2) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for |
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each provider of workforce education approved and administered by |
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the coordinating board; |
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(3) each local workforce development board for each |
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provider of workforce training and services in the workforce |
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development area; and |
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(4) the division. |
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(a-1) An analysis issued under Subsection (a) must include: |
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(1) analysis regarding the attainment of employment |
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paying a self-sufficient wage, as determined under Section |
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2308A.012, Government Code, following completion of a career |
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education and training program; and |
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(2) detailed information on the services provided with |
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each offered program. |
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(c) The commission may share individual-level outcome |
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information resulting from an analysis issued under Subsection (a) |
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with state agencies represented on the council through secure means |
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that may be accessed only by authorized employees of those |
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agencies. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |