Bill Text: TX SB1184 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB1184 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1184-Introduced.html
87R4252 KSD-F | ||
By: Alvarado | S.B. No. 1184 |
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relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the | ||
Future. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subchapter Z-1 to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER Z-1. COMMISSION ON TEXAS WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE | ||
Sec. 29.951. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission" | ||
means the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future. | ||
Sec. 29.952. COMMISSION ON TEXAS WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. | ||
(a) The Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future is established | ||
to engage business, state agencies, and local workforce system | ||
partners in the efforts of state and local authorities to build the | ||
state's workforce talent pipeline. | ||
(b) The commission members shall provide reliable and | ||
accurate data pertinent to college and career readiness, | ||
industry-based workforce credentials, associate and bachelor's | ||
degree programs, and high-demand industry jobs and careers. | ||
(c) The commission is composed of 17 members as follows: | ||
(1) five members appointed by the governor; | ||
(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house | ||
of representatives; | ||
(4) the commissioner of higher education or the | ||
commissioner's designee; | ||
(5) a commissioner of the Texas Workforce Commission | ||
appointed by the chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, or the | ||
commissioner's designee; | ||
(6) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; | ||
and | ||
(7) the chair of the Texas Economic Development | ||
Corporation. | ||
(d) The members appointed by the governor must have an | ||
interest in the future of the state's workforce. At least one of | ||
the members appointed by the governor must be a member of a | ||
statewide labor federation. In appointing the members, the | ||
governor shall consider appointing a business leader representing | ||
each of the following industries: | ||
(1) oil and gas; | ||
(2) technology and manufacturing; | ||
(3) health care; | ||
(4) construction; and | ||
(5) petrochemicals. | ||
(e) The appointments made by the lieutenant governor must | ||
include: | ||
(1) two members of the senate; | ||
(2) an administrator in a kindergarten through 12th | ||
grade public school system or an elected member of the board of | ||
trustees of a school district; and | ||
(3) the superintendent of an adult education program | ||
provided under an adult high school diploma and industry | ||
certification charter school program under Section 29.259, or the | ||
superintendent's designee. | ||
(f) The appointments made by the speaker of the house of | ||
representatives must include: | ||
(1) two members of the house of representatives; | ||
(2) a representative of a high school dropout recovery | ||
adult education program serving students who are at least 18 years | ||
of age and not older than 25 years of age or a public school | ||
superintendent who oversees a high school dropout recovery adult | ||
education program; and | ||
(3) an administrator of a public community or | ||
technical college or a public university in this state. | ||
(g) In making appointments under Subsection (c), the | ||
governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of | ||
representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the members they | ||
appoint reflect, to the extent possible, the ethnic and geographic | ||
diversity of this state. | ||
Sec. 29.953. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall | ||
designate the presiding officer of the commission. The presiding | ||
officer must be a business executive. | ||
Sec. 29.954. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of | ||
the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the | ||
commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and | ||
necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties. | ||
Sec. 29.955. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a) | ||
Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative support | ||
for the commission. | ||
(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses | ||
of the commission shall be provided by appropriation to the agency. | ||
Sec. 29.956. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall | ||
develop recommendations under this subchapter to address issues | ||
related to workforce development and the future of the state's | ||
workforce, including: | ||
(1) strengthening and supporting industry-led | ||
public-private partnerships that connect people with careers and | ||
match employers with skilled talent; | ||
(2) improving regional coordination and alignment | ||
between industry, the public workforce system, public schools, | ||
higher education institutions, and community-based organizations | ||
to create college and career pathways that lead to good jobs; | ||
(3) attracting, educating, developing, and placing | ||
workers in high-demand industry sectors; | ||
(4) addressing the current and future skills gap | ||
across the state economy and identifying statewide initiatives to | ||
enhance cross-sector collaboration, communication, and alignment; | ||
(5) identifying incentives to encourage cooperation | ||
between sectors that fosters innovative approaches to meet the | ||
current and future workforce demands; | ||
(6) increasing the number of work-based learning | ||
opportunities in this state and the availability of those | ||
opportunities, including for persons experiencing barriers to | ||
employment and who are historically underrepresented in | ||
high-growth, high-wage industries, including in small and midsize | ||
companies; | ||
(7) developing a comprehensive plan for phasing in, | ||
beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, an expansion of the adult | ||
high school diploma and industry certification charter school | ||
program under Section 29.259 as a strategy for meeting industry | ||
needs for a sufficiently trained workforce within this state; and | ||
(8) recommending statutory changes to the laws | ||
governing the public workforce system, public education, and higher | ||
education to enhance career path options and ensure long-term | ||
collaboration with industry. | ||
(b) The commission shall establish one or more work groups | ||
composed of not more than five members of the commission to study, | ||
discuss, and address specific policy issues and recommendations to | ||
refer to the commission for consideration. In establishing a work | ||
group under this subsection, the commission shall ensure that the | ||
membership of the work group includes at least two representatives | ||
from the business community. | ||
Sec. 29.957. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the | ||
commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and | ||
the legislature that includes recommendations for statutory and | ||
regulatory changes to enhance workforce development and | ||
coordination and alignment between industry, public education, and | ||
higher education, including any adjustments to college and career | ||
pathway programs. | ||
Sec. 29.958. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) | ||
The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill the | ||
commission's duties under this subchapter. | ||
(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, | ||
Government Code. | ||
Sec. 29.959. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF | ||
SUBCHAPTER. The commission is abolished and this subchapter | ||
expires January 12, 2023. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |