| 1 | 1 | | 88R9392 SCP-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Blanco S.B. No. 1687 |
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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 the direct reimbursement of certain employers under the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Skills Development Fund. |
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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. Section 303.003(b-1), Labor Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b-1) The commission by rule may establish and develop |
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| 13 | 13 | | additional job incentive programs that use the skills development |
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| 14 | 14 | | fund to create incentives for public community and technical |
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| 15 | 15 | | colleges in partnership with one or more employers, including |
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| 16 | 16 | | prospective employers who commit to establishing a place of |
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| 17 | 17 | | business in this state, to provide workforce training in an effort |
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| 18 | 18 | | to create and retain employment opportunities in this state. Under |
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| 19 | 19 | | a program established under this subsection, the commission may |
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| 20 | 20 | | commit money to a prospective employer described by this subsection |
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| 21 | 21 | | contingent on the employer's establishment of a place of business |
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| 22 | 22 | | in this state. The rules must provide a procedure under which a |
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| 23 | 23 | | prospective employer described by this subsection may seek and |
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| 24 | 24 | | obtain direct reimbursement from the skills development fund for |
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| 25 | 25 | | costs incurred by the employer in relation to training provided to |
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| 26 | 26 | | new employees on the employer's demonstration that the training is |
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| 27 | 27 | | proprietary and protected by trademark, patent, or copyright. The |
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| 28 | 28 | | rules must provide that the employer may be reimbursed for each new |
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| 29 | 29 | | employee receiving the proprietary training. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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