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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.315. Reimbursement Rates for Child-Care Providers

Sec. 2308.315.  REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS.  Each board shall establish and implement graduated reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the commission's subsidized child-care program that align the commission's age groupings with the child-to-caregiver ratios and group sizes adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission.  The graduated rates shall provide the highest reimbursement rate to child-care providers that provide care to children in the age group with the lowest child-to-caregiver ratio.  The commission shall supply any demographic data needed by the board to establish the rates.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1576, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (S.B. 1555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.3151. Reimbursement Rates for Texas Rising Star Program Providers

Sec. 2308.3151.  REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM PROVIDERS.  (a)  Each board shall establish graduated reimbursement rates for child care based on the commission's Texas Rising Star Program.
(b)  The minimum reimbursement rate for a Texas Rising Star Program provider must be greater than the maximum rate established for a provider who is not a Texas Rising Star Program provider for the same category of care.  The reimbursement rate must be:
(1)  at least five percent higher for a provider with a two-star rating;
(2)  at least seven percent higher for a provider with a three-star rating; and
(3)  at least nine percent higher for a provider with a four-star rating.
(c)  The Texas Rising Star Program rate differential established in this section shall be funded with federal child-care development funds.
(d)  The commission shall examine and implement strategies to address the increased costs a Texas Rising Star Program provider with a four-star or three-star rating would incur to provide care to infants and toddlers due to low child-to-caregiver ratios for children in those age groups.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (S.B. 1555), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.3155. Texas Rising Star Program

Sec. 2308.3155.  TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM.  (a)  The Texas Rising Star Program is a quality-based child care rating system of child care providers participating in the commission's subsidized child care program.
(b)  The commission shall adopt rules to administer the Texas Rising Star Program, including:
(1)  guidelines for rating a child-care provider who provides child care to a child younger than 13 years of age, including infants and toddlers, enrolled in the subsidized program; and
(2)  a timeline and process for regularly reviewing and updating the quality standards used to determine the rating system that includes the commission's consideration of input from interested parties regarding those standards.
(b-1)  The rating system adopted under Subsection (b) must include an entry level rating for child care providers and a maximum length of time a provider may participate at the entry level rating.  To qualify for the entry level rating a child care provider must meet the minimum quality standards that qualify the provider to receive technical assistance and support under the Texas Rising Star Program.  A provider participating at the entry level rating is not eligible for increased reimbursement rates.
(b-2)  The commission shall develop a process to allow a child care provider to request a waiver to extend the length of time the provider may participate at the entry level rating described by Subsection (b-1).  The waiver authorized by this subsection may not exceed 36 months.
(c)  The commission shall make money available to each board to hire necessary employees to provide technical assistance under Section 2308.320 from the child care and development block grant.  In addition, a board may use money available from other public or private sources to hire necessary employees for the program.
(d)  The commission shall, using a competitive procurement process that complies with all federal and state laws, select a single entity to oversee a statewide roster of qualified assessors to evaluate child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program during the initial certification process and at any other time during the provider's participation in the program.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1792), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 2607), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.316. Funding of Competitive Procurement Process for Infant and Early Childhood Child Care

Sec. 2308.316.  FUNDING OF COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILD CARE.  Each board shall allocate a portion of the board's federal child care development funds dedicated to quality improvement activities to a competitive procurement process for a system for quality child care for children under four years of age that encourages child care providers to voluntarily meet the certification criteria of the commission's Texas Rising Star Program.  In allocating funds under this section, special consideration shall be given to funding child care for children under four years of age in low-income communities.  This section may not be interpreted to limit parental choice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1576, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.3165. Scope of Child Care Services

Sec. 2308.3165.  SCOPE OF CHILD CARE SERVICES.  In addition to other programs approved by a board or permitted by another law, a child who is otherwise eligible for child care services funded by a board is eligible to receive the services while the child is enrolled in a federal Head Start program or in after-school care provided at a school.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.3171. Information on Quality Child Care

Sec. 2308.3171.  INFORMATION ON QUALITY CHILD CARE.  (a)  In this section, "quality child-care indicator" means any appropriate indicator of quality services, including whether the provider of the services:
(1)  meets Texas Rising Star Program certification criteria;
(2)  is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization approved by the commission;
(3)  is certified under the school readiness certification system established under Section 29.161, Education Code;
(4)  meets standards developed under Section 29.155(g), Education Code; or
(5)  has achieved any other measurable target that is relevant to improving the quality of child care in this state and that has been approved by the commission.
(b)  Each board shall provide information on quality child-care indicators to each licensed or registered child-care provider in the area. Each board shall determine the manner in which to provide this information.
(c)  Each board shall post in a prominent place on the board's Internet website home page and at any physical location where the board provides services:
(1)  a list of local designated vendors that are child-care providers and have a quality child-care indicator listed in Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), or (4); and
(2)  a list of local parenting classes.
(d)  A child-care provider who receives funding or reimbursement for child-care services from a board shall post a certification or accreditation described by Subsection (a) at the entrance of the provider's facility.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 376 (S.B. 264), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.318. Matching Funds for Child Care Services

Sec. 2308.318.  MATCHING FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES.  For purposes of obtaining federal matching funds for child care services, including after-school care provided at a school or a federal Head Start program, a board shall use money and in-kind services provided by a local school district or local education agency for those services to the extent permitted by federal law.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2308.317 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(89), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.319. Collaborative Reading Initiatives

Sec. 2308.319.  COLLABORATIVE READING INITIATIVES.  The commission shall encourage each local workforce development board to raise an amount of local funds in excess of the amount required to meet performance measures to be used to support collaborative reading initiatives.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act › Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards › Section 2308.320. Technical Assistance for Providers

Sec. 2308.320.  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDERS.  Each board shall provide technical assistance to Texas Rising Star Program providers and to providers seeking certification under the Texas Rising Star Program, including providing:
(1)   a mentor or coach to a Texas Rising Star Program provider to meet regularly with the provider and provide child care resources to the provider, including developmentally appropriate books, materials, and equipment;
(2)  consumer information regarding the selection of quality child care for parents of children enrolled in the program; and
(3)  parenting education information for parents of children enrolled in the program, including information about parenting classes that are available in the area or on the Internet.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1792), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.001. Definitions

Sec. 2308A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Agency," unless the context requires otherwise, means the Texas Education Agency.
(2)  "Career education and training program" means:
(A)  a career and technology education program offered by a public school;
(B)  a career technical or workforce education program, as defined by the coordinating board, offered by an institution of higher education;
(C)  a program administered by the commission relating to jobs training, skills development, or adult education and literacy; and
(D)  a work-based learning program, such as an apprenticeship or internship program, that receives state funding or is administered by the commission.
(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(4)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(5)  "Initiative" means the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.
(6)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(7)  "State workforce development goals" means the state workforce development goals developed under Section 2308A.006.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.002. Purpose

Sec. 2308A.002.  PURPOSE.  The Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative is established to coordinate and improve information and other resources as necessary to:
(1)  ensure that the use of state and federal education and workforce funds is efficiently aligned to achieve state workforce development goals;
(2)  align career education and training programs to workforce demands; and
(3)  enable local and state policy makers to identify the workforce outcomes of participants in career education and training programs and progress toward the state workforce development goals.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.003. Interagency Agreements and Staffing

Sec. 2308A.003.  INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AND STAFFING.  (a)  The agency, coordinating board, and commission shall enter into one or more interagency agreements establishing policies and processes for:
(1)  sharing and matching relevant data and cooperatively managing education and workforce information collected by each respective agency; and
(2)  coordinating the assignment of existing staff and other resources as necessary to effectuate the state workforce development goals and the strategies for achieving those goals developed under Section 2308A.006.
(b)  The time spent by an employee of the agency, coordinating board, or commission in supporting the work of the initiative is not included in calculating the number of full-time equivalent employees allotted to the respective agency under other law.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.004. Quarterly Discussions

Sec. 2308A.004.  QUARTERLY DISCUSSIONS.  The commissioner of education, commissioner of higher education, and chair of the commission shall discuss the work of the initiative at least once per quarter.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.005. Strategic Plan for Unified Workforce Data Repository

Sec. 2308A.005.  STRATEGIC PLAN FOR UNIFIED WORKFORCE DATA REPOSITORY.  (a)  The coordinating board shall develop a strategic plan for the operation of a unified repository for education and workforce data. In developing the plan, the coordinating board shall solicit input from the agency, the commission, and relevant stakeholders.
(b)  The plan developed under Subsection (a) must include recommendations for:
(1)  automatically matching records of the agency, coordinating board, and commission at the student level on a timely basis;
(2)  creating publicly available tools and resources regarding data on the outcomes of participants in career education and training programs, including graduation rates, student debt, employment status and industry of employment, and earnings over time, disaggregated to the extent practicable by income, race, ethnicity, and gender;
(3)  making timely student data available to authorized entities to support higher education and workforce application, entry, and success; and
(4)  creating and supporting a secure portal through which authorized personnel of approved entities can view and analyze comprehensive longitudinal and the most currently available matched data related to the progress toward meeting state workforce needs.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.007. Credential Library

Sec. 2308A.007.  CREDENTIAL LIBRARY.  (a)  The coordinating board and the commission jointly may establish a publicly accessible web-based library of credentials, such as diplomas, certificates, certifications, digital badges, apprenticeships, licenses, or degrees, that are:
(1)  delivered, issued, funded, or governed by the state;
(2)  aligned with recognized skills and industry standards;
(3)  available to residents of the state; and
(4)  used by employers in the state.
(a-1)  A credential library established under this section must include the information included in the electronic tools or platforms developed by the coordinating board under Section 61.09022(a), Education Code.
(b)  The coordinating board and the commission jointly may designate a host agency or operating entity for a credential library established under this section.
(c)  In establishing a credential library under this section, the coordinating board and the commission shall solicit input from the agency and relevant stakeholders.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 51, eff. June 9, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 2920), Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.008. Internet-Based Resources

Sec. 2308A.008.  INTERNET-BASED RESOURCES.  (a)  Using federal funding or gifts, grants, or donations available for the purpose, the coordinating board may establish Internet-based resources for the initiative.  The resources may include:
(1)  a central Internet website for the initiative that contains information on the state workforce development goals and the strategies for achieving those goals developed under Section 2308A.006;
(2)  a unified dashboard, updated on an annual or more frequent basis, that reports progress toward accomplishment of the state workforce development goals, both statewide and disaggregated by public school and public school campus, institution of higher education campus, workforce region, and county;
(3)  data on the outcomes of students who participate in career education and training programs, disaggregated to the extent practicable by income, race, ethnicity, and gender, including data regarding degree and credential completion, employment status and industry of employment, and earnings over time;
(4)  guidance supporting the use of data on the dashboard described by Subdivision (2) for greater accessibility for a wide range of public, practitioner, and legislative users;
(5)  tools enabling residents of the state to:
(A)  explore careers that match the resident's education and skills and lead to a self-sufficient wage;
(B)  identify and evaluate education and training opportunities related to the resident's career interests; and
(C)  connect to available jobs through existing job matching websites; and
(6)  tools to support joint program planning, budgeting, and performance evaluation among:
(A)  the agency, coordinating board, and commission; and
(B)  public schools, institutions of higher education, local workforce development boards, and partnering entities.
(b)  In establishing Internet-based resources for the initiative under Subsection (a), the coordinating board shall solicit input from the agency and the commission.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.009. Student Success Reporting

Sec. 2308A.009.  STUDENT SUCCESS REPORTING.  (a)  Using federal workforce funds to the extent available for the purpose, the agency and the coordinating board shall make available to each public school and institution of higher education information possessed by the agency, coordinating board, or commission regarding the success of students previously enrolled in a career education and training program offered by the school or institution with respect to critical student outcomes, including degree and credential completion, employment status and industry of employment, and earnings over time.
(b)  The commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education shall ensure that the information made available under Subsection (a) is made available in a manner that complies with applicable state or federal law regarding the privacy and confidentiality of student information.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.010. Opportunity for Comment

Sec. 2308A.010.  OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT.  At least 30 days before finalizing state workforce development goals or strategies for achieving those goals developed under Section 2308A.006, the agency, coordinating board, and commission jointly shall post on the initiative's and each respective agency's Internet website the proposed goals or strategies and instructions for submitting comment on those items to the agencies.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.011. Targeted Funding to Address State Goals

Sec. 2308A.011.  TARGETED FUNDING TO ADDRESS STATE GOALS.  (a) A state agency that receives funding through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. Section 2301 et seq.) or the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. No. 113-128) or any other federal funding for career education and training may, to the extent permissible under federal law, combine with, transfer to, or delegate to another state agency that receives such funding the agency's management of workforce-related funding as necessary to implement the state workforce development goals.
(b)  A state agency that receives federal or state funding for career education and training programs shall include in the agency's legislative appropriations request a description of how the agency's career education and training programs and expenditures align with the state workforce development goals.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.012. Self-Sufficient Wage

Sec. 2308A.012.  SELF-SUFFICIENT WAGE.  The agency, coordinating board, and commission jointly shall determine for each county the wage that constitutes a self-sufficient wage for purposes of this chapter. The determination must be based on a common standard that reflects the regionally adjusted minimum employment earnings necessary to meet a family's basic needs while also maintaining self-sufficiency.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2308A - Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative › Section 2308A.013. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 2308A.013.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  (a)  The agency, coordinating board, and commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for purposes of the initiative.
(b)  The agency, coordinating board, and commission shall investigate potential sources of funding from federal grants or programs that may be used for purposes of the initiative.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 2309.001. Short Title

Sec. 2309.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the National Defense Impacted Region Assistance Act.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 2309.002. Purpose; Findings

Sec. 2309.002.  PURPOSE;  FINDINGS.  (a)  The purpose of this chapter is to provide significant state financial assistance to an impacted region so that a governmental entity in the impacted region may better serve the people of the region, including the assigned military personnel, by ensuring the adequate provision of government services.
(b)  The legislature finds that the construction and operation of a significant new naval military facility in the state provides substantial financial benefit to the state and that the state is better protected in the event of enemy attack.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 2309.003. Definitions

Sec. 2309.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Fund" means the Texas home port trust fund.
(2)  "Impacted region" means a county:
(A)  in which a significant new naval military facility is located;  or
(B)  that has a common boundary with a county in which the facility is located.
(3)  "Significant new naval military facility" means a new United States Navy installation or an addition and expansion of an existing naval installation that involves:
(A)  the acquisition of at least 60 acres of land;
(B)  the construction of facilities and improvements that have a cost of at least $65 million;  and
(C)  the assignment of the facility as the home port of at least 2,000 additional active duty members of the armed forces.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter B. Fund › Section 2309.021. Fund Administration

Sec. 2309.021.  FUND ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The Texas home port trust fund is administered by the comptroller and may be paid only on written authorization of the governor.
(b)  Before authorizing the use of money under this section, the governor shall notify the speaker of the house, the lieutenant governor, and the comptroller of the proposed authorizations and shall consider their recommendations and requests.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.77, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter B. Fund › Section 2309.022. Fund Payments

Sec. 2309.022.  FUND PAYMENTS.  Payments may be made from the fund to a navigation district or to any other political subdivision, as determined by the governor to be appropriate, to be used only to:
(1)  make a public works improvement, including docks, dredging, bulkheads, and utilities, related to the naval facility;  or
(2)  provide a permanent berthing location for a United States Navy aircraft carrier.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter B. Fund › Section 2309.023. Improvement Made With Fund Payment

Sec. 2309.023.  IMPROVEMENT MADE WITH FUND PAYMENT.  (a)  An improvement made with funds authorized under Section 2309.022(1) must be of a nature that would benefit the state if the facility were not used as a military installation.
(b)  The improvement may be leased to the United States government, but ownership of the improvement remains with the state, the navigation district, or the political subdivision.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter B. Fund › Section 2309.024. Interest on Fund

Sec. 2309.024.  INTEREST ON FUND.  Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter B. Fund › Section 2309.025. Lapse of Fund

Sec. 2309.025.  LAPSE OF FUND.  The fund lapses on the fourth anniversary of the date on which construction begins.  At that time, any balance remaining in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2309 - National Defense Impacted Region Assistance › Subchapter C. Governor's Proclamation › Section 2309.041. Governor's Proclamation

Sec. 2309.041.  GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.  When the Department of the Navy of the United States Department of Defense makes a final determination to locate a significant new naval military facility in this state, the governor shall issue an official proclamation declaring that determination.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 2310.001. Definitions

Sec. 2310.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Bank" means the Texas Economic Development Bank established under Chapter 489.
(1-a)  "Defense worker" means:
(A)  an employee of the United States Department of Defense, including a member of the armed forces and a government civilian worker;
(B)  an employee of a government agency or private business, or an entity providing a department of defense related function, who is employed on a defense facility;
(C)  an employee of a business that provides direct services or products to the department of defense and whose job is directly dependent on defense expenditures; or
(D)  an employee or private contractor employed by the United States Department of Energy working on a defense or department of energy facility in support of a department of defense related project.
(2)  "Defense worker job" means a department of defense authorized permanent position or a position held or occupied by one or more defense workers for more than 12 months.
(3)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(8).
(4)  "Nominating body" means the governing body of a municipality or county, or a combination of the governing bodies of municipalities or counties, that nominates and applies for designation of an area as a readjustment zone.
(4-a)  "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
(5)  "Qualified business" means a person certified as a qualified business under Section 2310.302.
(6)  "Qualified employee" means a person who:
(A)  works for a qualified business; and
(B)  performs at least 50 percent of the person's service for the business in the readjustment zone.
(7)  "Readjustment zone" means an area designated as a defense economic readjustment zone under this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.27, 6.01(8), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 2310.002. Jurisdiction of Municipality

Sec. 2310.002.  JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY.  For the purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the jurisdiction of the municipality.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties Relating to Zones › Section 2310.051. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 2310.051.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The bank shall administer and monitor the implementation of this chapter.
(b)  The bank shall establish criteria and procedures for designating a qualified area as a readjustment zone and for designating a defense readjustment project.
(c)  The office shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties Relating to Zones › Section 2310.052. Evaluation

Sec. 2310.052.  EVALUATION.  (a)  The bank shall conduct a continuing evaluation of the programs of readjustment zones.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(5), eff. September 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(5), eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties Relating to Zones › Section 2310.053. Assistance

Sec. 2310.053.  ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The bank shall assist:
(1)  a qualified business in obtaining the benefits of any state incentive or inducement program provided by law;
(2)  the governing body of a readjustment zone in obtaining assistance from another state agency, including job training and technical assistance to qualified businesses in a zone;  and
(3)  the governing body of a readjustment zone in encouraging small business development.
(b)  The bank shall provide to persons desiring to locate and engage in business in a readjustment zone information and appropriate assistance relating to the required legal authorization, including a state license, permit, certificate, approval, registration, or charter, to engage in business in this state.
(c)  The bank shall publicize existing tax incentives and economic development programs in readjustment zones.
(d)  On request the bank shall offer to a unit of local government having a readjustment zone within its jurisdiction technical assistance relating to tax abatement and the development of alternative revenue sources.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.30, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties Relating to Zones › Section 2310.054. Coordination With Other Governmental Entities

Sec. 2310.054.  COORDINATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  In cooperation with the appropriate units of local government and other state agencies, the bank shall coordinate and streamline state business assistance programs and permit or license application procedures for businesses in readjustment zones.
(b)  The bank shall work with the responsible state and federal agencies to coordinate readjustment zone programs with other programs carried out in a readjustment zone, including housing, community and economic development, small business, banking, financial assistance, transportation, and employment training programs.
(c)  The bank shall encourage other state agencies in awarding grants, loans, or services to give priority to businesses in readjustment zones.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.31, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter C. Designation of Readjustment Zone › Section 2310.101. Criteria for Readjustment Zone Designation

Sec. 2310.101.  CRITERIA FOR READJUSTMENT ZONE DESIGNATION.  (a)  To be designated as a readjustment zone an area must:
(1)  have a continuous boundary;
(2)  be at least one square mile but not larger than 20 square miles, excluding lakes, waterways, and transportation arteries, of the municipality, county, or combination of municipalities or counties nominating the area as a readjustment zone;
(3)  be located in an adversely affected defense-dependent community;
(4)  have at least 50 percent of its area located in an existing or former United States Department of Defense facility;  and
(5)  be nominated as a readjustment zone by an ordinance or order adopted by the nominating body.
(b)  An area is not prohibited from being included in a readjustment zone because the area is also included in an enterprise zone designated under Chapter 2303.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter C. Designation of Readjustment Zone › Section 2310.102. Adversely Affected Defense-Dependent Community

Sec. 2310.102.  ADVERSELY AFFECTED DEFENSE-DEPENDENT COMMUNITY.  A municipality or county is an adversely affected defense-dependent community if the bank determines that:
(1)  the municipality or county requires assistance because of:
(A)  the proposed or actual establishment, realignment, or closure of a defense facility;
(B)  the cancellation or termination of a United States Department of Defense contract or the failure of the department of defense to proceed with an approved major weapon system program;
(C)  a publicly announced planned major reduction in department of defense spending that would directly and adversely affect the municipality or county;  or
(D)  the closure or a significant reduction of the operations of a defense facility as the result of a merger, acquisition, or consolidation of a defense contractor operating the facility;  and
(2)  the municipality or county is expected to experience, during the period between the beginning of the federal fiscal year during which an event described by Subdivision (1) is finally approved and the date that the event is to be substantially completed, a direct loss of:
(A)  2,500 or more defense worker jobs in any area of the municipality or county that is located in an urbanized area of a metropolitan statistical area;
(B)  1,000 or more defense worker jobs in any area of the municipality or county that is not located in an urbanized area of a metropolitan statistical area;  or
(C)  one percent of the civilian jobs in the municipality or county.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.32, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter C. Designation of Readjustment Zone › Section 2310.103. Nomination of Readjustment Zone

Sec. 2310.103.  NOMINATION OF READJUSTMENT ZONE.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality or county that is an adversely affected defense-dependent community, individually or in combination with other municipalities or counties that are adversely affected defense-dependent communities, by ordinance or order, as appropriate, may nominate as a readjustment zone an area within its jurisdiction that meets the criteria under Section 2310.101.
(b)  Unless the nominating body holds a public hearing before adopting an ordinance or order under this section, the ordinance or order is not valid.
(c)  The governing body of a county may not nominate territory in a municipality, including extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to be included in a proposed readjustment zone unless the governing body of the municipality also nominates the territory and together with the county files a joint application under Section 2310.105.
(d)  The governing bodies of a combination of municipalities or counties may not jointly nominate an area as a readjustment zone unless the governing bodies have entered into a binding agreement to administer the zone jointly.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 10 - General Government › Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments › Chapter 2310 - Defense Economic Readjustment Zone › Subchapter C. Designation of Readjustment Zone › Section 2310.104. Nominating Ordinance or Order

Sec. 2310.104.  NOMINATING ORDINANCE OR ORDER.  (a)  An ordinance or order nominating an area as a readjustment zone must:
(1)  describe precisely the area to be included in the zone by a legal description or reference to roadways, lakes, waterways, or municipal or county boundaries;
(2)  state a finding that the area meets the requirements of this chapter;
(3)  summarize briefly the incentives, including tax incentives, that, at the election of the nominating body, apply to business enterprises in the area;  and
(4)  nominate the area as a readjustment zone.
(b)  At least one of the incentives summarized under Subsection (a)(3) must not be offered elsewhere within the jurisdiction except within an enterprise zone designated under Chapter 2303.
(c)  This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from extending additional incentives, including tax incentives, for business enterprises in a readjustment zone by a separate ordinance or order.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1997.