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1	1	89R6074 KSD-D
2	2	By: Orr H.B. No. 3799
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the establishment of the Apprenticeship Training
10	10	Program Sponsorship Fund.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 3, Education Code, is amended
13	13	by adding Chapter 133A to read as follows:
14	14	CHAPTER 133A. APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP FUND
15	15	Sec. 133A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	16	(1) "Apprenticeship training program" has the meaning
17	17	assigned by Section 133.001.
18	18	(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce
19	19	Commission.
20	20	(3) "Fund" means the Apprenticeship Training Program
21	21	Sponsorship Fund established under this chapter.
22	22	Sec. 133A.002. APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP
23	23	FUND. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the
24	24	Apprenticeship Training Program Sponsorship Fund as a dedicated
25	25	account in the general revenue fund.
26	26	(b) The following amounts shall be deposited in the fund:
27	27	(1) any money appropriated by the legislature for the
28	28	fund for purposes of this chapter;
29	29	(2) interest earned on the investment of money in the
30	30	fund; and
31	31	(3) gifts, grants, and donations received for the
32	32	fund.
33	33	Sec. 133A.003. FUND PURPOSE. The purpose of the fund is to
34	34	provide one-time grants to facilitate and support the development
35	35	of sponsors for apprenticeship training programs.
36	36	Sec. 133A.004. ADVISORY BOARD. (a) An advisory board of
37	37	education and workforce development stakeholders is created to
38	38	assist the commission in administering this chapter.
39	39	(b) The advisory board is composed of six members who serve
40	40	two-year terms and are appointed as follows:
41	41	(1) one member appointed by the governor;
42	42	(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;
43	43	(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of
44	44	representatives;
45	45	(4) one member appointed by the Texas Higher Education
46	46	Coordinating Board;
47	47	(5) one member appointed by the commission; and
48	48	(6) the chair of the commission, who serves as the
49	49	presiding officer.
50	50	(c) The advisory board shall meet at least twice each
51	51	calendar year, or as needed, to make recommendations on awarding
52	52	grants under this chapter.
53	53	Sec. 133A.005. FUND USE. Money in the fund may be used by
54	54	the commission only to award grants as provided by Section
55	55	133A.006.
56	56	Sec. 133A.006. GRANTS. (a) The commission shall award
57	57	one-time grants to eligible entities that apply to the commission
58	58	in the manner prescribed by commission rule and satisfy the
59	59	eligibility criteria prescribed by Section 133A.007.
60	60	(b) The commission shall award grants under this section on
61	61	the advice and recommendation of the advisory board established
62	62	under Section 133A.004.
63	63	Sec. 133A.007. GRANT ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to
64	64	receive a grant under this chapter, an entity must facilitate the
65	65	employment of apprentices in this state by managing and
66	66	administering an apprenticeship training program as a sponsor for
67	67	the program, as recognized by the United States Department of
68	68	Labor.
69	69	Sec. 133A.008. GRANT USE. Money received by an entity under
70	70	this chapter may be used only for expenses related to managing and
71	71	administering an apprenticeship training program as a sponsor for
72	72	the program.
73	73	Sec. 133A.009. PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS. (a) The commission
74	74	by rule shall establish performance benchmarks for entities
75	75	receiving grants under this chapter.
76	76	(b) The commission by rule shall require reimbursement on a
77	77	pro rata basis by an entity that does not meet a performance
78	78	benchmark required by this section.
79	79	(c) An entity is not required to comply with a performance
80	80	benchmark required by this section if the entity's compliance is
81	81	not possible because of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar
82	82	cause not reasonably within the entity's control.
83	83	Sec. 133A.010. REPORT. Not later than October 1 of each
84	84	even-numbered year, the commission shall submit to each standing
85	85	committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher
86	86	education or workforce development a report on grants awarded from
87	87	the fund during the most recent state fiscal year and the
88	88	effectiveness of the fund in facilitating and supporting the
89	89	development of sponsors for apprenticeship training programs.
90	90	Sec. 133A.011. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules as
91	91	necessary for the administration of this chapter.
92	92	SECTION 2. The Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules
93	93	for the administration of Chapter 133A, Education Code, as added by
94	94	this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this
95	95	Act.
96	96	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.