89R21796 RDS-F     By: Talarico H.B. No. 3173     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3173:     By:  Button C.S.H.B. No. 3173       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain planning, notification, and evaluation   requirements with respect to certain workforce development   programs in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2308.304, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (c-1)  In establishing goals, objectives, and performance   measures for segments of the population under Subsection (c), the   plan must establish specific goals, objectives, and performance   measures for individuals who are at least 14 years of age but   younger than 25 years of age.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 2308, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter H to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER H. DUTIES OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO LOCAL WORKFORCE   DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND DIVISION          Sec. 2308.351.  NOTICE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVE. (a)  In this   section:                (1)  "Commission" means the Texas Workforce   Commission.                (2)  "Financial incentive" means a financial benefit,   including a grant, loan, or tax preference, or a combination of   those benefits, offered by a governmental entity to any person.                (3)  "Governmental entity" means a state agency or   political subdivision of this state, including a municipality or   county.          (b)  A governmental entity that provides a financial   incentive that results in the creation of at least 100 estimated new   employment opportunities shall, not later than the 30th day after   the date the governmental entity approves the financial incentive,   notify the commission and any local workforce development board   operating in a workforce development area where the financial   incentive is distributed of the plan to distribute the financial   incentive.          (c)  The notice required by Subsection (b) must include:                (1)  the estimated number of new employment   opportunities the financial incentive will create;                (2)  the estimated start date for each new employment   opportunity created by the financial incentive; and                (3)  a description of the skills and training necessary   for applicants for each new employment opportunity created by the   financial incentive.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter E, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is   amended by adding Section 302.087 to read as follows:          Sec. 302.087.  EVALUATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT   ACTIVITIES. (a)  In this section, "federally funded youth program"    means a youth workforce development program funded under Title I of   the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Section   3101 et seq.).          (b)  The commission shall annually evaluate:                (1)  the effectiveness of the commission's federally   funded youth programs; and                (2)  the best practices for local workforce development   boards to:                      (A)  meet the current and projected workforce   needs of employers in workforce development areas; and                      (B)  provide workforce development services to   individuals who are at least 14 years of age but younger than 25   years of age.          (c)  The evaluation under Subsection (b) must include:                (1)  a calculation of the total percentage of workforce   funds spent annually through the commission's federally funded   youth programs on efforts to:                      (A)  increase employment among individuals who   are at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age;                      (B)  reenroll individuals who have dropped out of   a public or open-enrollment charter school and who are at least 14   years of age but younger than 25 years of age; and                      (C)  facilitate the participation of individuals   who are at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age in   postsecondary education, technical education, or the military;                (2)  the respective numbers of individuals who are at   least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age who:                      (A)  have dropped out of a public or   open-enrollment charter school and are assisted in reenrollment   with workforce funds; and                      (B)  receive assistance in participating in   postsecondary education, technical education, or the military;                (3)  for each local workforce development area:                      (A)  the respective numbers of individuals who are   at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age who:                            (i)  are eligible for workforce development   services; and                            (ii)  annually receive workforce   development services, including the number receiving assistance in   enrolling in high school, a high school equivalency program, an   apprenticeship program, an institution of higher education, a   technical school, or the military; and                      (B)  the total number of workforce development   service providers actively serving individuals who are at least 14   years of age but younger than 25 years of age in the area through the   commission's federally funded youth programs;                (4)  for each local workforce development board, an   assessment of the board's current use of workforce funds to   determine and meet the current and projected workforce needs of   employers in the workforce development area;                (5)  examples of efforts to reach individuals who are   at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age in which   the commission and local workforce development boards coordinated   with each of the following respective entities:                      (A)  the Texas Education Agency, school   districts, or open-enrollment charter schools;                      (B)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating   Board or institutions of higher education; and                      (C)  the Department of Family and Protective   Services; and                (6)  examples of efforts to meet current and projected   workforce needs in which the commission and local workforce   development boards coordinated with each of the following   respective entities:                      (A)  private employers or other members of the   business community; and                      (B)  workforce development service providers.          (d)  The commission shall make the evaluation conducted   under Subsection (b), any information collected in the course of   conducting the evaluation, and any findings of the commission   arising from the evaluation readily available to local workforce   development boards, employers, institutions of higher education,   school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and the public.          (e)  Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the   commission shall make a report to the legislature detailing the   commission's findings on the effectiveness of the commission's   federally funded youth programs.  The report must include:                (1)  the information described by Subsection (c);                (2)  employment outcome information for individuals   who are at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age,   disaggregated by local workforce development area;                (3)  an analysis of multiyear trends identifiable from   the information contained in the evaluation conducted under   Subsection (b), including any identifiable trends that show   positive impacts of the commission's federally funded youth   programs on workforce participation of individuals who are at least   14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age; and                (4)  the commission's recommendation for legislative or   regulatory action, including recommendations for regulatory action   by other governmental entities.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.