85R17652 SMT-F
By: Johnson of Harris, Arévalo, Bell, H.B. No. 374
Thierry, Giddings, et al.
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 374:
By: Button C.S.H.B. No. 374
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission
provide certain employment information for secondary school
students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 302.014(a), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The commission shall provide the Texas Education Agency
with information at least each quarter, disaggregated by county or
other appropriate region, regarding:
(1) current and projected employment opportunities in
this state;
(2) career and technical education partnership
opportunities with business and industry; and
(3) professional development opportunities for
teachers and learning opportunities for students through industry
mentorships, internships, summer programs, after-school programs,
and career-based student leadership opportunities [, disaggregated
by county or other appropriate region].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.