Section 490F.006 - Powers and Duties of Commission(a) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for its procedures.(b) The commission, with an emphasis on the changing demographics of this state, shall: (1) assess and identify future higher education and workforce needs in the state and the state's ability to meet those needs; and(2) develop recommendations for meeting those needs by the state's bicentennial in 2036, including recommendations for achieving the following goals by that date: (A) attaining a state workforce in which at least 60 percent of its workers hold a postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree of value in the workplace;(B) increasing by at least three the number of institutions of higher education designated as research institutions under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system;(C) ensuring the alignment of workforce development with higher education in this state;(D) increasing the college-attending population in this state to a level that is comparable to the best performing states on that measure;(E) improving the affordability of higher education in this state while maintaining excellence; and(F) ensuring the global competitiveness of the state workforce.Tex. Gov't. Code § 490F.006
Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 978,Sec. 1, eff. 6/14/2013.