HBA-SEP H.B. 2673 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2673
By: Villarreal, Mike
Economic Development
4/6/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Federal law requires a state that receives child care and development block
grant funds for a fiscal year to set aside not less than 4 percent of the
funds for activities that are designed to provide comprehensive consumer
education to parents and the general public, activities that increase
parental choice, and activities designed to improve the quality and
availability of child care such as resource and referral services. However,
there is little accounting for the majority of allocated funds because it
is spent by local workforce development boards rather than at the state
level.  House Bill 2673 requires the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to
collect and assess state and local information relating to the workforce
development services provided in this state with emphasis on money spent by
local workforce development boards on quality programs. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2673 amends the Labor Code to require the Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC) to collect state and local information relating to the
workforce development services provided in this state, to assess the
information, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the services, with
particular emphasis on the extent to which local workforce development
boards (boards) are spending allocated money on quality programs. TWC is
also required, in performing these duties, to report to the legislature and
other interested persons on local programs and services that show promise
in expanding access to quality early education.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.