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.