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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation of the members of the Texas Workforce |
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Commission in certain functions of the Tri-Agency Workforce |
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Initiative. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308A.004, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308A.004. QUARTERLY DISCUSSIONS. The commissioner of |
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education, commissioner of higher education, and all three members |
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[chair] of the commission shall discuss the work of the initiative |
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at least once per quarter. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2308A.006(a), (d), and (e), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner of education, commissioner of higher |
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education, and all three members [chair] of the commission jointly |
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shall develop and post in a prominent location on the initiative's |
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and each respective agency's Internet website state workforce |
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development goals and coordinated interagency strategies for |
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achieving those goals. |
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(d) In consultation with employers, the commissioner of |
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education, commissioner of higher education, and all three members |
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[chair] of the commission jointly shall update the state workforce |
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development goals and strategies developed under Subsection (a) at |
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least every four years, or more frequently if needed to reflect |
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available data and circumstances. |
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(e) In consultation with employers, the commissioner of |
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education, commissioner of higher education, and all three members |
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[chair] of the commission shall designate and update every two |
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years a list of career pathways that includes the following two |
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priority categories: |
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(1) target occupations, which include current needs |
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that exist in one or more regions of the state as reflected in |
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regional workforce assessments that: |
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(A) use the best available data and local |
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employer requests; and |
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(B) satisfy minimum federal standards for |
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designations, such as a foundation for qualified use of federal |
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workforce funding; and |
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(2) critical career pathways that reflect the best |
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statewide data and forecasts of skills and careers for which demand |
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in the state is expected to grow that may: |
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(A) be associated with new emerging industries or |
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new specialty occupations within an industry; or |
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(B) reflect pathways to better wages for workers |
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with documented skills that provide promotional opportunities |
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within or across occupations with targeted upskill training. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |