83R22758 KSD-D
By: J. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 3028
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3028:
By: Perez C.S.H.B. No. 3028
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of the skills development fund and other funds
available to the Texas Workforce Commission to support certain
joint credit courses offered by school districts under agreements
with public junior colleges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) In addition to the purposes described by Subsections
(b) and (b-1), in each state fiscal biennium, an amount of money
from the skills development fund not to exceed five percent of the
amount of general revenue appropriated to the skills development
fund for that biennium may be used as provided by this subsection.
Funds available to the commission from other sources may also be
used as provided by this subsection. Funds may be awarded under this
subsection to a public junior college to be used under an agreement
with a school district to support courses offered for joint high
school and public junior college credit or offered under a college
credit career or technical education program that leads to an
industry-recognized license, credential, or certificate.
Appropriate uses of funds awarded under this subsection include
purchasing or repairing necessary equipment for a course and
developing a course curriculum. A course or program supported
under this subsection must:
(1) have the endorsement of, or a letter of support
from, at least one employer in this state; and
(2) be targeted to address the needs of high-demand
fields or occupations, as identified by the applicable local
workforce development board.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.