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1		-	H.B. No. 3938
	1	+	By: Bell of Kaufman, et al. H.B. No. 3938
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Powell, Hinojosa)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2021;
	4	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
	5	+	Resources & Economic Development; May 24, 2021, reported
	6	+	adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
	7	+	vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 24, 2021, sent to printer.)
	8	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	9	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3938 By: Zaffirini
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	12	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	13		AN ACT
5	14		relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification
6	15		advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that
7	16		advisory council.
8	17		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	18		SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by
10	19		adding Chapter 312 to read as follows:
11	20		CHAPTER 312. INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
12	21		Sec. 312.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "advisory
13	22		council" means the industry-based certification advisory council
14	23		established under this chapter.
15	24		Sec. 312.002. ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The industry-based
16	25		certification advisory council is established to advise the
17	26		commission regarding the alignment of public high school career and
18	27		technology education programs with current and future workforce
19	28		needs in communities, regions, and the state.
20	29		(b) The advisory council is composed of the following nine
21	30		members:
22	31		(1) three members representing industry in this state,
23	32		one each appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and
24	33		the speaker of the house of representatives;
25	34		(2) three members representing public school teachers
26	35		who teach career and technology education courses or public school
27	36		administrators, one each appointed by the governor, the lieutenant
28	37		governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives; and
29	38		(3) three members representing a public junior
30	39		college, public state college, or public technical institute, as
31	40		those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, one each
32	41		appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker
33	42		of the house of representatives.
34	43		(c) The members of the advisory council serve staggered
35	44		four-year terms, with the terms of either four or five members
36	45		expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
37	46		(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the initial members
38	47		appointed shall determine by lot which four of the nine initial
39	48		members will serve terms that expire February 1, 2023, and which
40	49		five of the nine initial members will serve terms that expire
41	50		February 1, 2025. This subsection expires January 1, 2026.
42	51		(d) A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled in the
43	52		same manner as the original appointment for that position.
44	53		(e) A member of the advisory council is not entitled to
45	54		compensation for service as a member of the advisory council but is
46	55		entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses
47	56		incurred in performing functions as a member of the advisory
48	57		council, as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
49	58		(f) Using existing resources, the commission shall provide
50	59		administrative and staff support for the advisory council.
51	60		SECTION 2. Section 29.189, Education Code, is transferred
52	61		to Chapter 312, Labor Code, as added by this Act, redesignated as
53	62		Section 312.003, Labor Code, and amended to read as follows:
54	63		Sec. 312.003. [Sec. 29.189.] INVENTORY OF CREDENTIALS AND
55	64		CERTIFICATES. (a) The advisory council [In this section:
56	65		[(1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce
57	66		Commission.
58	67		[(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
59	68		Education Coordinating Board.
60	69		[(b) The agency, the coordinating board, and the
61	70		commission] shall [jointly] develop [and post on their respective
62	71		Internet websites] an inventory of industry-recognized credentials
63	72		and certificates that may be earned by a public high school student
64	73		through a career and technology education program and that:
65	74		(1) are aligned to state and regional workforce needs;
66	75		and
67	76		(2) serve as an entry point to middle- and high-wage
68	77		jobs.
69	78		(b) [(c)] The inventory must include for each credential or
70	79		certificate:
71	80		(1) the associated career cluster;
72	81		(2) the awarding entity;
73	82		(3) the level of education required and any additional
74	83		requirements for the credential or certificate;
75	84		(4) any fees for obtaining the credential or
76	85		certificate; and
77	86		(5) the average wage or salary for jobs that require or
78	87		prefer the credential or certificate.
79	88		(c) In developing the inventory, the advisory council may
80	89		consult with local workforce boards, the Texas Workforce Investment
81	90		Council, the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, and the
82	91		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
83	92		(d) The advisory council shall establish a process for
84	93		developing the inventory, including the criteria for the inclusion
85	94		of a credential or certificate in the inventory.
86	95		(e) The advisory council shall annually review and revise
87	96		the inventory.
88	97		(f) Each year, [the agency, the coordinating board, and] the
89	98		commission [jointly] shall:
90	99		(1) adopt [review] and, if necessary, review [update]
91	100		the inventory; and
92	101		(2) provide a copy of the inventory to the Texas
93	102		Education Agency and to each school district and public institution
94	103		of higher education that offers a career and technology education
95	104		program to public high school students.
96	105		SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
97	106		of this Act but not later than January 1, 2022, the industry-based
98	107		certification advisory council established under Chapter 312,
99	108		Labor Code, as added by this Act, shall develop the initial
100	109		inventory required under that chapter.
101	110		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
102	111		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
103	112		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
104	113		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
105	114		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
106		-	______________________________ ______________________________
107		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
108		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3938 was passed by the House on April
109		-	28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not
110		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
111		-	No. 3938 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0,
112		-	1 present, not voting.
113		-	______________________________
114		-	Chief Clerk of the House
115		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3938 was passed by the Senate, with
116		-	amendments, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
117		-	0.
118		-	______________________________
119		-	Secretary of the Senate
120		-	APPROVED: __________________
121		-	Date
122		-	__________________
123		-	Governor
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