HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    International Relations & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 

PLACE:        E1.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Angie Button 

The Committee will meet to consider pending, referred, and committee business and hear public testimony on the following:

SB 2315        Hughes                                    
Relating to the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the consolidation of the functions of workforce development programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and social services programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

SCR 26         Hughes                                    
Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c039

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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