Bill Text: TX HB4299 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-25 - Referred to International Relations & Economic Development [HB4299 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4299-Introduced.html
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| By: Fierro | H.B. No. 4299 | |
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| relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding | ||
| occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and | ||
| developmental disabilities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Labor Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 352.060 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 352.060. REPORT REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS | ||
| TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL | ||
| DISABILITIES. (a) The commission shall prepare a report that | ||
| identifies: | ||
| (1) potential funding sources for occupational skills | ||
| training programs for individuals with intellectual and | ||
| developmental disabilities; and | ||
| (2) specific occupations in high-demand industries in | ||
| this state for which a postsecondary certification, occupational | ||
| license, or other workforce credential is required and that may be | ||
| appropriate for individuals with intellectual and developmental | ||
| disabilities. | ||
| (b) Not later than November 1, 2020, the commission shall: | ||
| (1) publish the report in a prominent location on the | ||
| commission's Internet website; and | ||
| (2) submit a copy of the report to each legislative | ||
| standing committee with jurisdiction over workforce development or | ||
| vocational rehabilitative services. | ||
| (c) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
