By: Talarico H.B. No. 1408       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the participation of community-based organizations in   workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 303.003, Labor Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as   follows:          (h)  A community-based organization may apply for money to   participate in a training program if:                (1)  the organization applies [only] in partnership   with a community and technical college or the Texas A&M Engineering   Extension Service; or                (2)  at least 90 days before the date the organization   applies, the organization submitted to a community and technical   college or the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service a written   request for a partnership with the college or service and has been   unable to obtain the partnership.          (h-1)  If a [A] community-based organization that applies   for funding under Subsection (h) provides [providing] services   regulated by the state, the organization shall provide to the   commission evidence of any certification, license, or registration   required by law.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an application for money from the skills development fund   submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the   effective date of this Act.  An application submitted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued   in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.