| 1 | 1 | | 88R12474 MLH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Blanco S.B. No. 1329 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to establishing the Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing |
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| 8 | 8 | | Task Force. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 481, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 481.00661 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 481.00661. DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING TASK |
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| 13 | 13 | | FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the Defense and |
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| 14 | 14 | | Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force is |
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| 16 | 16 | | established within the aerospace and aviation office to study and |
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| 17 | 17 | | make recommendations for the promotion of defense and aerospace |
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| 18 | 18 | | manufacturing and supply chain security in this state. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (c) The task force is composed of nine members from the |
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| 20 | 20 | | public and private sectors, to be appointed as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) one representative from the Texas Workforce |
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| 22 | 22 | | Commission, appointed by the governor; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) one representative from the Texas Higher Education |
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| 24 | 24 | | Coordinating Board, appointed by the governor; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) one representative from the Texas Economic |
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| 26 | 26 | | Development Council, appointed by the governor; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (4) one representative from the Texas Military |
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| 28 | 28 | | Preparedness Commission, appointed by the governor; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (5) one representative from the comptroller's office, |
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| 30 | 30 | | appointed by the governor; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (6) one representative from a university receiving |
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| 32 | 32 | | federal funds for defense and aerospace manufacturing, appointed by |
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| 33 | 33 | | the governor; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | (7) three members of the defense and aerospace |
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| 35 | 35 | | manufacturing industry, one of whom is appointed by the governor, |
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| 36 | 36 | | one of whom is appointed by the lieutenant governor, and one of whom |
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| 37 | 37 | | is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d) Not later than December 1, 2023, the governor shall |
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| 39 | 39 | | convene the first meeting of the task force. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (e) The task force may obtain advice, information, and |
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| 41 | 41 | | studies from qualified outside experts to perform its duties under |
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| 42 | 42 | | this section. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (f) Task force members may not receive compensation for |
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| 44 | 44 | | services but, subject to the availability of funding, may receive |
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| 45 | 45 | | reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while |
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| 46 | 46 | | performing task force business. |
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| 47 | 47 | | (g) The task force shall: |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) identify ways to streamline coordination between |
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| 49 | 49 | | state and local government regulation and processes; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (2) propose a new economic development incentive to |
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| 51 | 51 | | attract the manufacturing and supply chain industry; |
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| 52 | 52 | | (3) make recommendations to improve the effectiveness |
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| 53 | 53 | | of current economic development incentives to attract the |
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| 54 | 54 | | manufacturing and supply chain industry; |
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| 55 | 55 | | (4) identify ways to bolster supply chains in this |
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| 56 | 56 | | state; and |
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| 57 | 57 | | (5) make recommendations to: |
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| 58 | 58 | | (A) align the education-to-workforce pipeline in |
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| 59 | 59 | | the defense and aerospace industries; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | (B) develop and fund apprenticeships in the |
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| 61 | 61 | | defense and aerospace industries. |
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| 62 | 62 | | (h) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall |
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| 63 | 63 | | prepare and submit a written report addressing the issues under |
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| 64 | 64 | | Subsection (g) to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the |
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| 65 | 65 | | house of representatives, and members of the legislature. |
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| 66 | 66 | | (i) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 67 | 67 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 68 | 68 | | of this Act, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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| 69 | 69 | | house of representatives shall appoint members to the Defense and |
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| 70 | 70 | | Aerospace Manufacturing Task Force in accordance with Section |
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| 71 | 71 | | 481.00661, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 72 | 72 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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