| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 1602 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education |
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| 6 | 6 | | and literacy funds. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 315.002, Labor Code, is amended by |
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| 9 | 9 | | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (b-1) To the extent permitted under federal law, the |
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| 11 | 11 | | commission by rule shall establish: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) annual performance requirements that each entity |
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| 13 | 13 | | that receives money appropriated under this chapter must satisfy to |
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| 14 | 14 | | qualify for a continuing award of funds under this chapter, which |
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| 15 | 15 | | must include the achievement of enrollment targets and performance |
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| 16 | 16 | | benchmarks that are comparable to those provided by Section |
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| 17 | 17 | | 315.007(c); and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) a process for giving priority in awarding funds |
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| 19 | 19 | | under this chapter to entities that consistently satisfy the annual |
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| 20 | 20 | | performance requirements established under Subdivision (1). |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 22 | 22 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 24 | 24 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1602 was passed by the House on April |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 26, 2 present, not |
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| 26 | 26 | | voting. |
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| 27 | 27 | | ______________________________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 29 | 29 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1602 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 30 | 30 | | 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 33 | 33 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Date |
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| 35 | 35 | | _____________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Governor |
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