House Notice of Public Hearing — S/C on Workforce (March 25, 2025)

Summary

This House of Representatives notice of public hearing is for the S/C on Workforce committee at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in E2.012, with Rep. Oscar Longoria as chair. It lists HB 322, relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program, and HB 331 and HB 673, which concern first responders and claims for workers' compensation benefits for medical conditions. HB 1147 concerns a workplace soft skills training pilot program, HB 1154 a skilled labor task force, and HB 2488 contested case hearings by remote communication. Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

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                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE:     S/C on Workforce
TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 25, 2025
PLACE:         E2.012
CHAIR:         Rep. Oscar Longoria

Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

HB 322         Guillen
Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for
Texans (JET) Grant Program.

HB 331         Patterson | et al.
Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or
compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first
responders.

HB 673         Thompson | et al.
Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers'
compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

HB 1147        Gámez
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a
workplace soft skills training pilot program.

HB 1154        Gámez
Relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain
local workforce development boards.

HB 2488        Bell, Keith
Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas
workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to
agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until
the hearing is adjourned by visiting:
https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c477

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person
witness registration, can be found here:
https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here:
https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

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Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are
available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-
committee-meetings/




NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need
assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact
Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.




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