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1	1	H.B. No. 5174
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas
6	6	Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Chapter 481, Government Code, is amended by
9	9	adding Subchapter GG to read as follows:
10	10	SUBCHAPTER GG. TEXAS SEMICONDUCTOR INNOVATION CONSORTIUM
11	11	Sec. 481.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
12	12	(1) "Consortium" means the Texas Semiconductor
13	13	Innovation Consortium.
14	14	(2) "Executive committee" means the executive
15	15	committee of the consortium.
16	16	(3) "Fund" means the Texas Semiconductor Innovation
17	17	Fund.
18	18	(4) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
19	19	assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
20	20	Sec. 481.652. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES. (a) The Texas
21	21	Semiconductor Innovation Consortium is established as an advisory
22	22	panel to the governor and the legislature.
23	23	(b) The purposes of the consortium are to:
24	24	(1) leverage the expertise and capacity of
25	25	institutions of higher education, industry, and nonprofit
26	26	stakeholders to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to ensure
27	27	ongoing semiconductor innovation;
28	28	(2) sustain the leadership of this state in advanced
29	29	semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing;
30	30	(3) attract public and private investment in this
31	31	state related to research, development, commercialization, and
32	32	manufacturing of semiconductors;
33	33	(4) identify and expand opportunities for workforce
34	34	training and development related to the research, design, and
35	35	manufacturing of semiconductors; and
36	36	(5) establish a forum for public and private
37	37	stakeholders across the semiconductor manufacturing industry in
38	38	this state to focus on education, research and development, and
39	39	commercial production.
40	40	Sec. 481.653. COMPOSITION OF CONSORTIUM. (a) The
41	41	consortium is composed of a designee of each of the following
42	42	institutions of higher education appointed by the office of the
43	43	president of the institution:
44	44	(1) The University of Texas at Arlington;
45	45	(2) The University of Texas at Austin;
46	46	(3) The University of Texas at Dallas;
47	47	(4) The University of Texas at El Paso;
48	48	(5) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;
49	49	(6) The University of Texas at San Antonio;
50	50	(7) Texas A&M University;
51	51	(8) Prairie View A&M University;
52	52	(9) the University of Houston;
53	53	(10) the University of North Texas;
54	54	(11) Texas Tech University;
55	55	(12) Texas State University;
56	56	(13) Texas State Technical College System;
57	57	(14) Lamar University;
58	58	(15) Lamar State College - Orange;
59	59	(16) Lamar State College - Port Arthur;
60	60	(17) Lamar Institute of Technology;
61	61	(18) Austin Community College; and
62	62	(19) Dallas Community College.
63	63	(b) In addition to the appointments under Subsection (a),
64	64	the executive committee established under Section 481.655 may
65	65	appoint any other entity or individual the executive committee
66	66	considers necessary.
67	67	(c) In making appointments under Subsections (a) and (b),
68	68	priority shall be given to individuals with experience in
69	69	semiconductor design and manufacturing.
70	70	Sec. 481.654. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a) The
71	71	consortium is administratively attached to the office of the
72	72	governor.
73	73	(b) The office shall provide the staff and facilities
74	74	necessary to assist the consortium in performing the consortium's
75	75	duties under this subchapter.
76	76	Sec. 481.655. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION. (a) The
77	77	consortium is governed by an executive committee composed of the
78	78	following members:
79	79	(1) three members appointed by the governor;
80	80	(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
81	81	(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house
82	82	of representatives;
83	83	(4) the chancellor of The Texas A&M University System
84	84	or the chancellor's designee; and
85	85	(5) the chancellor of The University of Texas System
86	86	or the chancellor's designee.
87	87	(b) In making appointments under Subsection (a), priority
88	88	shall be given to individuals with experience in manufacturing,
89	89	design, industrial development, academic research, and scientific
90	90	research in the field of semiconductors.
91	91	(c) In making appointments under Subsection (a), the
92	92	governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
93	93	representatives shall coordinate to ensure that at least two
94	94	representatives from the commercial semiconductor design and
95	95	manufacturing sectors with an established presence in the state are
96	96	appointed to the executive committee.
97	97	Sec. 481.656. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The
98	98	executive committee shall:
99	99	(1) develop and execute a comprehensive statewide
100	100	strategic plan to further the objectives of the consortium as
101	101	established under Section 481.652;
102	102	(2) solicit recommendations from consortium members
103	103	on funding and research opportunities related to semiconductor
104	104	research, design, commercialization, and manufacturing;
105	105	(3) appoint an executive director of the consortium
106	106	and determine the title, functions, duties, powers, and salary for
107	107	the executive director; and
108	108	(4) prepare and submit the report required by Section
109	109	481.657.
110	110	(b) The executive director may enter into agreements with
111	111	the office of the governor for staff support services to facilitate
112	112	the work of the consortium.
113	113	Sec. 481.657. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of
114	114	each even-numbered year, the executive committee shall prepare and
115	115	submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board a written
116	116	report that outlines:
117	117	(1) activities undertaken to meet the purposes of the
118	118	consortium under Section 481.652;
119	119	(2) a summary of the funding and research
120	120	opportunities identified under Section 481.656(a)(2);
121	121	(3) any legislative recommendations to further the
122	122	purposes of the consortium;
123	123	(4) any prospective grants or funding the consortium
124	124	members expect to apply for or receive; and
125	125	(5) any research accomplishments associated with the
126	126	consortium.
127	127	Sec. 481.658. TEXAS SEMICONDUCTOR INNOVATION FUND. (a)
128	128	The Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund is created as a dedicated
129	129	account within the general revenue fund. The fund consists of:
130	130	(1) gifts, grants, or donations to the fund; and
131	131	(2) money from any other source designated by the
132	132	legislature.
133	133	(b) Money in the fund may be used to:
134	134	(1) provide matching funding to state entities,
135	135	including institutions of higher education, for semiconductor
136	136	manufacturing and design projects;
137	137	(2) award grants to business entities with an
138	138	established presence in this state to encourage economic
139	139	development related to semiconductor manufacturing and design; and
140	140	(3) subject to Subsection (c), pay for staff support
141	141	services described by Section 481.656(b).
142	142	(c) The consortium shall request from the Legislative
143	143	Budget Board approval to use money in the fund for the purpose
144	144	described by Subsection (b)(3). A request under this subsection
145	145	shall be considered approved on the 30th day after receipt by the
146	146	Legislative Budget Board unless expressly disapproved.
147	147	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
148	148	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
149	149	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
150	150	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
151	151	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
152	152	______________________________ ______________________________
153	153	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
154	154	I certify that H.B. No. 5174 was passed by the House on May 5,
155	155	2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 17, 1 present, not
156	156	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
157	157	No. 5174 on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 9,
158	158	1 present, not voting.
159	159	______________________________
160	160	Chief Clerk of the House
161	161	I certify that H.B. No. 5174 was passed by the Senate, with
162	162	amendments, on May 15, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays
163	163	2.
164	164	______________________________
165	165	Secretary of the Senate
166	166	APPROVED: __________________
167	167	Date
168	168	__________________
169	169	Governor