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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing |
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Manufacturing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 481, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter HH to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER HH. TASK FORCE ON MODERNIZING MANUFACTURING |
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Sec. 481.701. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task force" |
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means the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing. |
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Sec. 481.702. CREATION OF TASK FORCE; COMPOSITION. (a) The |
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Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing is established to study the |
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modernization of manufacturing in this state. |
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(b) The task force is composed of 11 members, consisting of: |
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(1) the executive director of the office or the |
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executive director's designee; and |
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(2) the following members appointed by the governor, |
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on the recommendation of the executive director of the office or the |
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executive director's designee: |
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(A) two members representing small manufacturers |
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with an established presence in this state; |
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(B) two members representing mid-sized |
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manufacturers with an established presence in this state; |
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(C) two members representing large manufacturers |
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with an established presence in this state; |
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(D) two experts in automation and digital |
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technologies related to manufacturing; |
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(E) one member representing the Texas Workforce |
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Commission; and |
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(F) one additional member representing the |
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office. |
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(c) The executive director of the office or the executive |
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director's designee shall serve as the presiding officer of the |
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task force. |
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(d) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding |
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officer. |
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Sec. 481.703. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. (a) The task force |
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shall: |
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(1) study the current state of manufacturing in this |
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state, with a focus on the adoption of automation and digital |
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technologies; |
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(2) identify barriers to the adoption of automation |
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and digital technologies in manufacturing; |
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(3) develop recommendations for policies and programs |
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to support the modernization of manufacturing in this state, |
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including incentives for the adoption of automation and digital |
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technologies; and |
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(4) evaluate the potential economic effect of |
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modernizing manufacturing, including job creation and retention, |
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increased productivity, and competitiveness. |
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(b) The task force may establish subcommittees as necessary |
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to carry out its duties under this subchapter. |
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Sec. 481.704. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The office shall |
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provide the staff and facilities necessary to assist the task force |
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in performing the task force's duties under this subchapter. |
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Sec. 481.705. REPORT. Not later than October 1, 2026, the |
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task force shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over economic development matters a report on the task |
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force's findings and recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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Sec. 481.706. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and |
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this subchapter expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |