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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, including the |
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establishment of a workforce development career education and |
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training evaluation pilot program. |
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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. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.0201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.0201. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAREER EDUCATION AND |
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TRAINING EVALUATION PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall |
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establish and administer a pilot program in the Borderplex |
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workforce development area under which the local workforce |
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development board serving that area is required to collect and |
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evaluate cross-sectional data and longitudinal supplemental data |
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regarding career education and training programs administered in |
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that area for the purposes of identifying: |
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(1) successful program components; and |
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(2) any gaps in data used to follow up on career |
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education and training program participants following program |
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completion maintained by the commission, the Texas Education |
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Agency, or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the |
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Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative established under Chapter 2308A, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) Under the pilot program, the commission shall ensure |
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that the local workforce development board serving the workforce |
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development area maintains the following information for each |
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career education and training program participant following |
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program completion, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, income, |
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and location: |
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(1) the evaluation data described by Section |
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302.082(b); and |
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(2) 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. |
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(c) On completion of the pilot program, the local workforce |
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development board serving the workforce development area, in |
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coordination with the commission, shall issue an analysis, by |
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occupation and by provider, of the job placement performance of |
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each career education and training program. The analysis must |
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include: |
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(1) an analysis of 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 program completion; and |
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(2) detailed information on the services provided with |
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each offered program. |
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(d) The commission may share individual-level outcome |
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information resulting from the pilot program with state agencies |
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represented on the council through secure means that may be |
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accessed only by authorized employees of those agencies. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2028, the commission shall |
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submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the |
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pilot program. The report must include the commission's |
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recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued on |
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a statewide basis. |
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(f) This section expires September 1, 2029. |
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SECTION 3. Section 302.082, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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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) 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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(d) The commission shall ensure that: |
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(1) the system includes with the evaluation data a |
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hyperlink to an Internet website where self-sufficient wage data as |
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determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code, is posted; and |
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(2) following any modernization of the evaluation |
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system by the commission on or after September 1, 2023, the |
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evaluation data in the system includes a comparison of |
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self-sufficient wage data with program earnings outcomes at the |
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first, third, and fifth anniversary of the date of program |
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completion. |
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SECTION 4. Section 302.083, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Following any modernization of the evaluation system |
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by the commission on or after September 1, 2023, an analysis issued |
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under Subsection (a) must include: |
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(1) an 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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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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