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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation of community-based organizations in |
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workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(h) A community-based organization may apply for money to |
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participate in a training program if: |
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(1) the organization applies [only] in partnership |
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with a community and technical college or the Texas A&M Engineering |
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Extension Service; or |
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(2) at least 90 days before the date the organization |
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applies, the organization submitted to a community and technical |
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college or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service a written |
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request for a partnership with the college or service and has been |
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unable to obtain the partnership. |
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(h-1) If a [A] community-based organization that applies |
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for funding under Subsection (h) provides [providing] services |
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regulated by the state, the organization shall provide to the |
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commission evidence of any certification, license, or registration |
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required by law. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for money from the skills development fund |
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submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |