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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for certain apprenticeship training programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 133.002(b), (f), and (g), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A program may be conducted by an independent |
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apprenticeship committee or may [must] be sponsored by a public |
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school district or a state postsecondary institution pursuant to a |
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contract between the district or institution and an apprenticeship |
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committee. |
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(f) Funding for a program sponsored by a public school |
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district or state postsecondary institution, in addition to any |
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other money available, shall be provided by the apprenticeship |
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committee pursuant to the terms of the contract referred to in |
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Subsection (b). |
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(g) An apprenticeship training program must provide |
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[Pursuant to the terms of the contract referred to in Subsection
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(b),] adequate facilities, personnel, and resources to effectively |
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administer the [apprenticeship training] program in a manner |
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consistent with the public's need for skilled craftsmen and the |
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apprentices' need for marketable skills in apprenticible |
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occupations [must be provided]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 133.005(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall maintain a clear audit trail of all |
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funds appropriated for the apprenticeship system of adult career |
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and technology education. For each course that is funded, the audit |
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trail shall include the following records: |
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(1) the name of the sponsoring public school district |
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or state postsecondary institution or of the apprenticeship |
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committee offering the course if the apprenticeship training |
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program is not sponsored by a public school district or state |
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postsecondary institution; |
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(2) the name of the instructor; |
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(3) the number of students enrolled; |
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(4) the place and schedule of class meetings; and |
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(5) certification by the bureau for preparatory and |
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related instruction courses that the students enrolled were |
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registered apprentices. |
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(b) A public school district, [Public school districts or] |
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state postsecondary institution, or apprenticeship committee |
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operating an apprenticeship training program not sponsored by a |
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public school district or state postsecondary institution that |
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receives [institutions receiving] funds shall maintain a clear |
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audit trail which shall include records of receipts for all |
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expenditures relating solely to each particular course. Where an |
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expense is shared by two or more courses, the allocation to that |
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expense from the funds for a particular course shall be supported by |
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a formula based on the comparative benefit derived by each course |
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from the expense. No charges for the depreciation of facilities or |
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the retirement of indebtedness shall be allocated to an |
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apprenticeship course. |
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SECTION 3. Section 133.006(e), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) No funds shall be distributed to a public school |
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district, [or] state postsecondary institution, or apprenticeship |
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committee until the district, [or] institution, or committee has |
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filed all reports required by this chapter and by the commission. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |