Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB352 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R2474 KKR-F
2	2	By: Powell S.B. No. 352
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain
8	8	entities.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 303.001(a), Labor Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(a) The purpose of this chapter is to remove administrative
13	13	barriers that impede the response of public community and technical
14	14	colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce
15	15	development boards, public libraries, school districts, and the
16	16	Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to industry and workforce
17	17	training needs and to develop incentives for public community and
18	18	technical colleges, community-based organizations, local workforce
19	19	development boards, public libraries, school districts, and the
20	20	Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service to provide customized
21	21	assessment and training in a timely and efficient manner.
22	22	SECTION 2. Section 303.002(b), Labor Code, is amended to
23	23	read as follows:
24	24	(b) A public community or technical college or the Texas A&M
25	25	Engineering Extension Service may recover customized assessment
26	26	and training costs incurred by the institution if:
27	27	(1) there is an actual or projected labor shortage in
28	28	the occupation in which training is provided that is not being met
29	29	by an existing institution or program in the area; and
30	30	(2) the wages at the time of job placement for
31	31	individuals who successfully complete customized training at the
32	32	public community or technical college or the Texas A&M Engineering
33	33	Extension Service are equal to the prevailing wage for that
34	34	occupation in the local labor market area.
35	35	SECTION 3. Sections 303.003(b), (f), (g), and (h), Labor
36	36	Code, are amended to read as follows:
37	37	(b) The skills development fund may be used by public
38	38	community and technical colleges, community-based organizations,
39	39	local workforce development boards, public libraries, school
40	40	districts, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service as
41	41	start-up or emergency funds for the following job-training
42	42	purposes:
43	43	(1) developing customized training programs for
44	44	businesses and trade unions; and
45	45	(2) sponsoring small and medium-sized business
46	46	networks and consortiums.
47	47	(f) The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service shall focus
48	48	the service's training activities under this chapter on programs
49	49	that:
50	50	(1) are statewide in nature; or
51	51	(2) are not available from a local junior college
52	52	district, a local technical college, or a consortium of junior
53	53	college districts.
54	54	(g) This section does not prohibit the Texas A&M Engineering
55	55	Extension Service from participating in a consortium of junior
56	56	college districts or with a technical college that provides
57	57	training under this chapter.
58	58	(h) A community-based organization may apply for money to
59	59	participate in a training program only in partnership with a
60	60	community and technical college or the Texas A&M Engineering
61	61	Extension Service. A community-based organization providing
62	62	services regulated by the state shall provide evidence of any
63	63	certification, license, or registration required by law.
64	64	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.