89R3068 KSD-D
By: Gámez H.B. No. 1147
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of
a workplace soft skills training pilot program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 302.0202 to read as follows:
Sec. 302.0202. WORKPLACE SOFT SKILLS TRAINING PILOT
PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer a pilot
program in Cameron County under which the division:
(1) offers a six-week training course on workplace
soft skills, including workplace ethics and etiquette, effective
communication, leadership, organizational skills, and time
management; and
(2) awards a certificate of completion for a
participant's successful completion of the training course.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish curriculum
requirements for the pilot program and eligibility criteria for a
person to participate in the pilot program.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall
evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program at enhancing the
workplace soft skills and employment outcomes of participants and
report the results of the evaluation to the legislature. The report
must include the commission's recommendation on whether the pilot
program should be continued on a statewide basis.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.