88R4108 KSD-F
By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 865
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the application for funding for certain workforce
development programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 302.0465 to read as follows:
Sec. 302.0465. DIRECT FUNDING APPLICATION. (a) The
commission shall adopt a plan to allow nonprofit service providers
to apply for funding directly from the commission if the local
workforce development board is nonresponsive. A local workforce
development board is considered nonresponsive if, as determined by
the commission, the board:
(1) is not fulfilling the board's statutory
requirements; and
(2) has not met at least 80 percent of the performance
standards established under this chapter and other applicable
federal and state law for two consecutive program years.
(b) The plan adopted under this section may include an
application for funding for:
(1) job training programs funded under the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Section 3101 et seq.);
(2) postsecondary vocational and technical job
training programs that are not part of approved courses or programs
that lead to licensing, certification, or an associate degree under
Chapter 61, 130, or 135, Education Code, or Subchapter E, Chapter
88, Education Code;
(3) adult education programs under Chapter 315;
(4) employment services programs;
(5) support services provided for recipients of
financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and
(6) employment and training programs for recipients of
supplemental nutrition assistance under Chapter 33, Human
Resources Code.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt the rules
necessary to implement Section 302.0465, Labor Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.