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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS |
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Chapter 2308. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT |
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Subchapter H. SKILL STANDARDS BOARD |
Sec. 2308.401. TEXAS SKILL STANDARDS BOARD
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(a) The Texas Skill Standards Board is an advisory board to the governor and the legislature on the development of a statewide system of industry-defined and industry-recognized skill standards and credentials for all major skilled occupations that:
(1) provide strong employment and earnings opportunities in this state; and
(2) require less than a baccalaureate degree.
(b) The skill standards board is composed of 11 members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor. The skill standards board consists of the following members:
(1) seven members who represent business, two of whom must be from business entities that employ fewer than 50 employees;
(2) two members who represent labor;
(3) one member who represents secondary education; and
(4) one member who represents postsecondary education.
(c) The governor shall appoint the presiding officer of the skill standards board from the members who represent business. The skill standards board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer as often as necessary to accomplish its duties.
(d) A member of the skill standards board is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a member of the board, subject to any applicable limitation in the General Appropriations Act.
(e) Chapter 2110 does not apply to the skill standards board.