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1	1		By: Powell, Zaffirini S.B. No. 1355
	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed February 28, 2019; March 7, 2019,
	3	+	read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources &
	4	+	Economic Development; May 9, 2019, reported favorably by the
	5	+	following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 9, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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4	9		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	10		AN ACT
6	11		relating to the establishment of the work-based learning task
7	12		force.
8	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	14		SECTION 1. Chapter 133, Education Code, is amended by
10	15		adding Section 133.010 to read as follows:
11		-	Sec. 133.010. WORK-BASED LEARNING TASK FORCE. (a) In ~~this~~
12		-	section:
	16	+	Sec. 133.010. WORK-BASED LEARNING TASK FORCE. (a) In
	17	+	this section:
13	18		(1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency.
14	19		(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
15	20		Education Coordinating Board.
16	21		(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
17	22		assigned by Section 61.003.
18	23		(4) "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning
19	24		assigned by Section 5.001.
20	25		(5) "Task force" means the work-based learning task
21	26		force established under this section.
22	27		(6) "Work-based learning opportunity" includes a
23	28		youth or adult apprenticeship or internship that provides paid work
24	29		experience and corresponding classroom instruction, delivered in
25	30		an employment relationship that both the business and worker intend
26	31		to lead to an industry-recognized credential and full-time
27	32		employment after completion of the program.
28	33		(b) The work-based learning task force is established to
29	34		develop strategies for expanding and improving the delivery of
30	35		work-based learning opportunities in this state.
31	36		(c) The task force is composed of the following 18 members:
32	37		(1) one member of the commission, appointed by the
33	38		executive director of the commission;
34	39		(2) one member of the coordinating board, appointed by
35	40		the commissioner of higher education;
36	41		(3) one member of the agency, appointed by the
37	42		commissioner of education;
38	43		(4) five members appointed by the governor as follows:
39	44		(A) one member from a school district or
40	45		open-enrollment charter school;
41	46		(B) one member from an institution of higher
42	47		education;
43	48		(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
44	49		industry; and
45	50		(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
46	51		organization representing young adults, a statewide education
47	52		advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
48	53		apprenticeships;
49	54		(5) five members appointed by the lieutenant governor
50	55		as follows:
51	56		(A) one member from a school district or
52	57		open-enrollment charter school;
53	58		(B) one member from an institution of higher
54	59		education;
55	60		(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
56	61		industry; and
57	62		(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
58	63		organization representing young adults, a statewide education
59	64		advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
60	65		apprenticeships; and
61	66		(6) five members appointed by the speaker of the house
62	67		of representatives as follows:
63	68		(A) one member from a school district or
64	69		open-enrollment charter school;
65	70		(B) one member from an institution of higher
66	71		education;
67	72		(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
68	73		industry; and
69	74		(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
70	75		organization representing young adults, a statewide education
71	76		advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
72	77		apprenticeships.
73	78		(d) The members of the task force shall select a presiding
74	79		officer from among the membership.
75	80		(e) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding
76	81		officer.
77	82		(f) A member of the task force serves at the will of the
78	83		member's appointing authority. A vacancy on the task force must be
79	84		filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
80	85		(g) A member of the task force may not receive compensation
81	86		for serving on the task force but is entitled to reimbursement for
82	87		travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the
83	88		business of the task force as provided by the General
84	89		Appropriations Act.
85	90		(h) The commission, the coordinating board, and the agency
86	91		shall each provide necessary administrative and technical support
87	92		for the activities of the task force.
88	93		(i) The task force may solicit gifts, grants, and donations
89	94		from any public or private source for use in carrying out the task
90	95		force's duties under this section.
91	96		(j) The task force shall:
92	97		(1) develop recommendations for:
93	98		(A) increasing the number of work-based learning
94	99		opportunities in this state and the availability of those
95	100		opportunities, including for persons experiencing barriers to
96	101		employment and who are historically underrepresented in
97	102		high-growth, high-wage industries, with a particular focus on
98	103		occupations other than building and construction trades;
99	104		(B) removing barriers that impede the growth of
100	105		work-based learning opportunities in this state, including in small
101	106		and mid-size companies and in industries that have not historically
102	107		offered work-based learning opportunities;
103	108		(C) addressing employer concerns regarding
104	109		liability for work-based learning opportunities;
105	110		(D) improving a diverse pipeline of access to and
106	111		success in work-based learning opportunities, including assistance
107	112		with child care, food, and transportation;
108	113		(E) aligning public and private funding for
109	114		work-based learning opportunities;
110	115		(F) identifying data to be collected from
111	116		work-based learning opportunity providers; and
112	117		(G) establishing a process for the collection and
113	118		maintenance of data described by Paragraph (F) and for the
114	119		reporting of that data to policymakers and the public;
115	120		(2) develop critical guidance for local sector or
116	121		industry partnerships on how to serve as intermediaries
117	122		facilitating work-based learning opportunities, including guidance
118	123		regarding:
119	124		(A) marketing work-based learning opportunities
120	125		to community stakeholders;
121	126		(B) assisting business in establishing
122	127		work-based learning opportunities; and
123	128		(C) providing or brokering education and
124	129		training for individuals experiencing barriers to employment; and
125	130		(3) identify any resources that are needed, and any
126	131		current resources that could be redirected, to expand work-based
127	132		learning opportunities in this state.
128	133		(k) In carrying out its duties under this section, the task
129	134		force shall consult with stakeholders, including young adults
130	135		participating in work-based learning opportunities.
131	136		(l) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall
132	137		submit a written report to the legislature, the commission, the
133	138		coordinating board, and the agency that includes:
134	139		(1) the task force's findings;
135	140		(2) a summary of the stakeholder input received by the
136	141		task force;
137	142		(3) recommendations for legislative or other action
138	143		and proposed legislation; and
139	144		(4) a statement regarding the feasibility of the task
140	145		force's recommendations.
141	146		(m) The task force is abolished and this section expires
142	147		September 1, 2021.
143	148		SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
144	149		of this Act, the appropriate persons shall appoint the members of
145	150		the task force created by Section 133.010, Education Code, as added
146	151		by this Act.
147	152		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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