Texas § LA.302.019 - OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY
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§ LA.302.019. OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY
OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGE STUDY; REPORT. (a) The commission shall gather and study information relating to existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in this state. The study conducted by the commission under this section must include information on existing and projected shortages in high-wage, high-demand occupations in industrial job sectors, including: (1) construction; (2) manufacturing; (3) agriculture; (4) forestry; (5) health care and social services; (6) education; (7) transportation and warehousing; (8) mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; (9) utilities; (10) wholesale trade; (11) retail trade; (12) finance and insurance; (13) professional, scientific, and technical services; and (14) hospitality and food services. (b) Not later than January 1 of each year, the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing committee or subcommittee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over workforce development matters a detailed report summarizing the results of the commission's study under this section for the most recent state fiscal year and any suggestions and recommendations for legislative action the commission considers appropriate resulting from that study. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 2478 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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