Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R4252 KSD-F
2	2	By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1184
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the
8	8	Future.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding
11	11	Subchapter Z-1 to read as follows:
12	12	SUBCHAPTER Z-1. COMMISSION ON TEXAS WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
13	13	Sec. 29.951. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
14	14	means the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future.
15	15	Sec. 29.952. COMMISSION ON TEXAS WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE.
16	16	(a) The Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future is established
17	17	to engage business, state agencies, and local workforce system
18	18	partners in the efforts of state and local authorities to build the
19	19	state's workforce talent pipeline.
20	20	(b) The commission members shall provide reliable and
21	21	accurate data pertinent to college and career readiness,
22	22	industry-based workforce credentials, associate and bachelor's
23	23	degree programs, and high-demand industry jobs and careers.
24	24	(c) The commission is composed of 17 members as follows:
25	25	(1) five members appointed by the governor;
26	26	(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
27	27	(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house
28	28	of representatives;
29	29	(4) the commissioner of higher education or the
30	30	commissioner's designee;
31	31	(5) a commissioner of the Texas Workforce Commission
32	32	appointed by the chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, or the
33	33	commissioner's designee;
34	34	(6) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
35	35	and
36	36	(7) the chair of the Texas Economic Development
37	37	Corporation.
38	38	(d) The members appointed by the governor must have an
39	39	interest in the future of the state's workforce. At least one of
40	40	the members appointed by the governor must be a member of a
41	41	statewide labor federation. In appointing the members, the
42	42	governor shall consider appointing a business leader representing
43	43	each of the following industries:
44	44	(1) oil and gas;
45	45	(2) technology and manufacturing;
46	46	(3) health care;
47	47	(4) construction; and
48	48	(5) petrochemicals.
49	49	(e) The appointments made by the lieutenant governor must
50	50	include:
51	51	(1) two members of the senate;
52	52	(2) an administrator in a kindergarten through 12th
53	53	grade public school system or an elected member of the board of
54	54	trustees of a school district; and
55	55	(3) the superintendent of an adult education program
56	56	provided under an adult high school diploma and industry
57	57	certification charter school program under Section 29.259, or the
58	58	superintendent's designee.
59	59	(f) The appointments made by the speaker of the house of
60	60	representatives must include:
61	61	(1) two members of the house of representatives;
62	62	(2) a representative of a high school dropout recovery
63	63	adult education program serving students who are at least 18 years
64	64	of age and not older than 25 years of age or a public school
65	65	superintendent who oversees a high school dropout recovery adult
66	66	education program; and
67	67	(3) an administrator of a public community or
68	68	technical college or a public university in this state.
69	69	(g) In making appointments under Subsection (c), the
70	70	governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
71	71	representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the members they
72	72	appoint reflect, to the extent possible, the ethnic and geographic
73	73	diversity of this state.
74	74	Sec. 29.953. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
75	75	designate the presiding officer of the commission. The presiding
76	76	officer must be a business executive.
77	77	Sec. 29.954. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
78	78	the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
79	79	commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
80	80	necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
81	81	Sec. 29.955. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a)
82	82	Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative support
83	83	for the commission.
84	84	(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses
85	85	of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency.
86	86	Sec. 29.956. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall
87	87	develop recommendations under this subchapter to address issues
88	88	related to workforce development and the future of the state's
89	89	workforce, including:
90	90	(1) strengthening and supporting industry-led
91	91	public-private partnerships that connect people with careers and
92	92	match employers with skilled talent;
93	93	(2) improving regional coordination and alignment
94	94	between industry, the public workforce system, public schools,
95	95	higher education institutions, and community-based organizations
96	96	to create college and career pathways that lead to good jobs;
97	97	(3) attracting, educating, developing, and placing
98	98	workers in high-demand industry sectors;
99	99	(4) addressing the current and future skills gap
100	100	across the state economy and identifying statewide initiatives to
101	101	enhance cross-sector collaboration, communication, and alignment;
102	102	(5) identifying incentives to encourage cooperation
103	103	between sectors that fosters innovative approaches to meet the
104	104	current and future workforce demands;
105	105	(6) increasing the number of work-based learning
106	106	opportunities in this state and the availability of those
107	107	opportunities, including for persons experiencing barriers to
108	108	employment and who are historically underrepresented in
109	109	high-growth, high-wage industries, including in small and midsize
110	110	companies;
111	111	(7) developing a comprehensive plan for phasing in,
112	112	beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, an expansion of the adult
113	113	high school diploma and industry certification charter school
114	114	program under Section 29.259 as a strategy for meeting industry
115	115	needs for a sufficiently trained workforce within this state; and
116	116	(8) recommending statutory changes to the laws
117	117	governing the public workforce system, public education, and higher
118	118	education to enhance career path options and ensure long-term
119	119	collaboration with industry.
120	120	(b) The commission shall establish one or more work groups
121	121	composed of not more than five members of the commission to study,
122	122	discuss, and address specific policy issues and recommendations to
123	123	refer to the commission for consideration. In establishing a work
124	124	group under this subsection, the commission shall ensure that the
125	125	membership of the work group includes at least two representatives
126	126	from the business community.
127	127	Sec. 29.957. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the
128	128	commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
129	129	the legislature that includes recommendations for statutory and
130	130	regulatory changes to enhance workforce development and
131	131	coordination and alignment between industry, public education, and
132	132	higher education, including any adjustments to college and career
133	133	pathway programs.
134	134	Sec. 29.958. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
135	135	The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill the
136	136	commission's duties under this subchapter.
137	137	(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552,
138	138	Government Code.
139	139	Sec. 29.959. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF
140	140	SUBCHAPTER. The commission is abolished and this subchapter
141	141	expires January 12, 2023.
142	142	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.