| 1 | 1 | | 89R14686 SCR-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Ordaz H.B. No. 4196 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing |
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| 10 | 10 | | Manufacturing. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 481, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | adding Subchapter HH to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SUBCHAPTER HH. TASK FORCE ON MODERNIZING MANUFACTURING |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 481.701. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task force" |
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| 16 | 16 | | means the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 481.702. CREATION OF TASK FORCE; COMPOSITION. (a) The |
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| 18 | 18 | | Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing is established to study the |
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| 19 | 19 | | modernization of manufacturing in this state. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The task force is composed of 11 members, consisting of: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) the executive director of the office or the |
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| 22 | 22 | | executive director's designee; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) the following members appointed by the governor, |
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| 24 | 24 | | on the recommendation of the executive director of the office or the |
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| 25 | 25 | | executive director's designee: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) two members representing small manufacturers |
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| 27 | 27 | | with an established presence in this state; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (B) two members representing mid-sized |
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| 29 | 29 | | manufacturers with an established presence in this state; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (C) two members representing large manufacturers |
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| 31 | 31 | | with an established presence in this state; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (D) two experts in automation and digital |
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| 33 | 33 | | technologies related to manufacturing; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (E) one member representing the Texas Workforce |
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| 35 | 35 | | Commission; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (F) one additional member representing the |
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| 37 | 37 | | office. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (c) The executive director of the office or the executive |
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| 39 | 39 | | director's designee shall serve as the presiding officer of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | task force. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (d) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding |
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| 42 | 42 | | officer. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Sec. 481.703. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. (a) The task force |
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| 44 | 44 | | shall: |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) study the current state of manufacturing in this |
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| 46 | 46 | | state, with a focus on the adoption of automation and digital |
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| 47 | 47 | | technologies; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (2) identify barriers to the adoption of automation |
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| 49 | 49 | | and digital technologies in manufacturing; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (3) develop recommendations for policies and programs |
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| 51 | 51 | | to support the modernization of manufacturing in this state, |
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| 52 | 52 | | including incentives for the adoption of automation and digital |
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| 53 | 53 | | technologies; and |
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| 54 | 54 | | (4) evaluate the potential economic effect of |
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| 55 | 55 | | modernizing manufacturing, including job creation and retention, |
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| 56 | 56 | | increased productivity, and competitiveness. |
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| 57 | 57 | | (b) The task force may establish subcommittees as necessary |
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| 58 | 58 | | to carry out its duties under this subchapter. |
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| 59 | 59 | | Sec. 481.704. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The office shall |
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| 60 | 60 | | provide the staff and facilities necessary to assist the task force |
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| 61 | 61 | | in performing the task force's duties under this subchapter. |
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| 62 | 62 | | Sec. 481.705. REPORT. Not later than October 1, 2026, the |
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| 63 | 63 | | task force shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the |
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| 64 | 64 | | lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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| 65 | 65 | | and each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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| 66 | 66 | | jurisdiction over economic development matters a report on the task |
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| 67 | 67 | | force's findings and recommendations for legislative or other |
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| 68 | 68 | | action. |
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| 69 | 69 | | Sec. 481.706. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and |
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| 70 | 70 | | this subchapter expires September 1, 2027. |
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| 71 | 71 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 72 | 72 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 73 | 73 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 74 | 74 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 75 | 75 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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