Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1		-	By: Alvarado, et al. H.B. No. 108
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2017;
4		-	May 12, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
5		-	Resources & Economic Development; May 21, 2017, reported favorably
6		-	by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 1; May 21, 2017, sent to
7		-	printer.)
8		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.B. No. 108
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11		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	4		AN ACT
13	5		relating to the use of the skills development fund to facilitate the
14	6		relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering
15	7		complex or high-skilled employment opportunities.
16	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
17	9		SECTION 1. Chapter 303, Labor Code, is amended by adding
18	10		Section 303.0031 to read as follows:
19	11		Sec. 303.0031. USE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND TO RECRUIT
20	12		CERTAIN EMPLOYERS. (a) In this section, "public junior college"
21	13		and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by
22	14		Section 61.003, Education Code.
23	15		(b) In addition to the purposes described by Section
24	16		303.001, the commission may use the skills development fund to
25	17		provide an intensive and rapid response to, and support services
26	18		for, employers expanding in or relocating their operations to this
27	19		state, with a focus on recruiting employers who will provide
28	20		complex or high-skilled employment opportunities in this state.
29	21		(c) The commission may use funds available for the purpose
30	22		of this section to:
31	23		(1) provide leadership and direction to, and linkage
32	24		among, out-of-state employers, economic development organizations,
33	25		local workforce development boards, public junior colleges, and
34	26		public technical institutes to address the employers' needs for
35	27		recruitment and hiring for complex or high-skilled employment
36	28		positions as necessary to facilitate employers' relocation to or
37	29		expansion of operations in this state; and
38	30		(2) award grants to a public junior college or public
39	31		technical institute providing workforce training and related
40	32		support services to employers who commit to establishing a place of
41	33		business in this state.
42	34		(d) A grant awarded under this section may be used only for:
43	35		(1) developing:
44	36		(A) customized workforce training programs for
45	37		an employer's specific business needs;
46	38		(B) fast-track curriculum;
47	39		(C) workforce training-related support services
48	40		for employers; or
49	41		(D) instructor certification necessary to
50	42		provide workforce training; and
51	43		(2) acquiring training equipment necessary for
52	44		instructor certification and employment.
53	45		(e) The executive director, or a person appointed by the
54	46		executive director who is knowledgeable in the administration of
55	47		grants, is responsible for the distribution of grant money under
56	48		this section.
57	49		(f) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
58	50		donations from any public or private source for the purpose of this
59	51		section.
60	52		(g) The commission may require, as a condition of receiving
61	53		money under this section, that a recipient agree to repay the amount
62	54		received and any related interest if the commission determines that
63	55		the money was not used for the purposes for which the money was
64	56		awarded.
65	57		(h) Money may not be used under this section to pay any
66	58		training costs or other related costs of an employer to relocate the
67	59		employer's worksite from one location in this state to another
68	60		location in this state.
69	61		(i) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement
70	62		this section.
71	63		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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	64	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	65	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	66	+	I certify that H.B. No. 108 was passed by the House on May 11,
	67	+	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 30, 1 present, not
	68	+	voting.
	69	+	______________________________
	70	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	71	+	I certify that H.B. No. 108 was passed by the Senate on May
	72	+	23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
	73	+	______________________________
	74	+	Secretary of the Senate
	75	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	76	+	Date
	77	+	_____________________
	78	+	Governor