H.R. No. 2181
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on House Bill 700 (the use of the skills
development fund by certain entities and a study and report
regarding the effectiveness of that fund) to consider and take
action on the following matter:
House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to
the bill:
SECTION 4. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall
conduct a study on and develop recommendations for increasing the
effectiveness of the skills development fund established under
Chapter 303, Labor Code. The recommendations must include
strategies for better achieving the fund's purposes, improving
outcomes, and expanding participation in the opportunities
available through the fund.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Texas Workforce
Commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor,
the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the
legislative committees with appropriate jurisdiction a report
detailing the commission's findings and recommendations under
Subsection (a) of this section.
Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide for a
study on and development of recommendations for increasing the
effectiveness of the skills development fund established under
Chapter 303, Labor Code.
Guillen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2181 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 4, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House