Sec. 152.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE

(a) It is essential to this state's economic growth that this state provide a qualified and trained workforce for maintaining and expanding the global competitiveness of the state's business and industry, for retaining existing business and industry, and for attracting new business and industry to this state. The high priority program fund is established as a means to accomplish this purpose.

(b) Providing appropriated funds to public junior colleges and public technical institutes for high priority programs is important to this state's welfare and, consequently, is an important public purpose for the expenditure of state funds. The high priority program fund is intended to enhance the state's economic growth by:

(1) enhancing the competitiveness of business and industry in this state by providing workforce training that is responsive to the specific needs of business and industry; and

(2) encouraging the location, retention, and expansion of business and industry in this state.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1311, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 151.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(27), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.