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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing the Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing |
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Task Force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 481, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 481.00661 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.00661. DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING TASK |
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FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the Defense and |
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Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force. |
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(b) The Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force is |
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established within the aerospace and aviation office to study and |
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make recommendations for the promotion of defense and aerospace |
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manufacturing and supply chain security in this state. |
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(c) The task force is composed of nine members from the |
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public and private sectors, to be appointed as follows: |
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(1) one representative from the Texas Workforce |
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Commission, appointed by the governor; |
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(2) one representative from the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board, appointed by the governor; |
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(3) one representative from the Texas Economic |
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Development Council, appointed by the governor; |
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(4) one representative from the Texas Military |
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Preparedness Commission, appointed by the governor; |
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(5) one representative from the comptroller's office, |
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appointed by the governor; |
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(6) one representative from a university receiving |
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federal funds for defense and aerospace manufacturing, appointed by |
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the governor; and |
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(7) three members of the defense and aerospace |
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manufacturing industry, one of whom is appointed by the governor, |
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one of whom is appointed by the lieutenant governor, and one of whom |
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is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2023, the governor shall |
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convene the first meeting of the task force. |
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(e) The task force may obtain advice, information, and |
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studies from qualified outside experts to perform its duties under |
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this section. |
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(f) Task force members may not receive compensation for |
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services but, subject to the availability of funding, may receive |
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reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while |
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performing task force business. |
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(g) The task force shall: |
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(1) identify ways to streamline coordination between |
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state and local government regulation and processes; |
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(2) propose a new economic development incentive to |
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attract the manufacturing and supply chain industry; |
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(3) make recommendations to improve the effectiveness |
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of current economic development incentives to attract the |
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manufacturing and supply chain industry; |
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(4) identify ways to bolster supply chains in this |
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state; and |
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(5) make recommendations to: |
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(A) align the education-to-workforce pipeline in |
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the defense and aerospace industries; and |
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(B) develop and fund apprenticeships in the |
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defense and aerospace industries. |
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(h) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall |
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prepare and submit a written report addressing the issues under |
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Subsection (g) to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and members of the legislature. |
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(i) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives shall appoint members to the Defense and |
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Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force in accordance with Section |
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481.00661, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |