HBA-NLM H.B. 2487 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2487
By: Tillery
Economic Development
3/22/1999
Introduced




BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Workforce Commission has undertaken an overhaul of the Labor
Exchange System, which is the database that serves the employer services
division by matching employers with qualified applicants. This project will
be an Internet interface that will be accessible to local boards, employers
and job seekers.  H.B. 2487 creates a committee to oversee the
implementation of the labor exchange system and sets forth necessary
procedures and duties of the committee to ensure implementation. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 307, Labor Code, by adding Subchapter B, as
follows: 

SUBCHAPTER B.  LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT

Sec. 307.051.  DEFINITIONS.  Defines "committee" and "labor exchange
system."   

Sec. 307.052.  COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE; PRESIDING OFFICER.  Sets forth the
composition of the committee and provides that a member of the committee
serves at the will of the appointing official.  Requires the lieutenant
governor and the speaker of the house of representatives, on an alternating
basis, to designate the presiding officer of the committee from the
membership of the committee.  Provides that the presiding officer serves in
that capacity for a two-year period expiring February 1 of each
odd-numbered year. 

Sec. 307.053.  COMMITTEE POWERS AND DUTIES.  Requires the committee to meet
at the call of the presiding officer and to oversee the design of the
technologically advanced labor exchange system by the Texas Workforce
Commission (commission) as necessary to ensure certain system requirements.
Requires the committee to oversee the implementation of the labor exchange
system by the commission as necessary to ensure certain system requirements
and requires the committee to oversee the development of performance
standards for the system.  Requires the committee to monitor trends
described by this section and evaluate those trends against performance
standards and customer satisfaction. Authorizes the committee to request
reports and other information from the commission and other state agencies
as necessary to carry out its duties under this section. Requires the
committee to use the existing staff resources of the senate and the house
of representatives to assist the committee in performing its duties under
this section. 

SECTION 2.  Redesignates Sections 307.001, 307.002, and 307.003, Labor
Code, as  Subchapter A, Chapter 307, Labor Code. 



 SECTION 3.  Adds a heading for Subchapter A, Chapter 307, Labor Code, as
follows: 

New title: SUBCHAPTER A.  OPERATION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 5.  Emergency clause.