87S20584 KSD-D     By: Dominguez H.B. No. 195       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of   a workplace soft skills training pilot program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is   amended by adding Section 302.0201 to read as follows:          Sec. 302.0201.  WORKPLACE SOFT SKILLS TRAINING PILOT   PROGRAM. (a)  The commission shall establish and administer a pilot   program in Cameron County under which the division:                (1)  offers a six-week training course on workplace   soft skills, including workplace ethics and etiquette, effective   communication, leadership, organizational skills, and time   management; and                (2)  awards a certificate of completion for a   participant's successful completion of the training course.          (b)  The commission by rule shall establish curriculum   requirements for the pilot program and eligibility criteria for a   person to participate in the pilot program.          (c)  Not later than December 1, 2022, the commission shall   evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program at enhancing the   workplace soft skills and employment outcomes of participants and   report the results of the evaluation to the legislature. The report   must include the commission's recommendation on whether the pilot   program should be continued on a statewide basis.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2023.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.