{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-490f.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 490F.006","heading":"POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION.","body":"(a) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for its procedures.\n(b) The commission, with an emphasis on the changing demographics of this state, shall:\n(1) assess and identify future higher education and workforce needs in the state and the state's ability to meet those needs; and\n(2) develop recommendations for meeting those needs by the state's bicentennial in 2036, including recommendations for achieving the following goals by that date:\n(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;\n(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;\n(C) ensuring the alignment of workforce development with higher education in this state;\n(D) increasing the college-attending population in this state to a level that is comparable to the best performing states on that measure;\n(E) improving the affordability of higher education in this state while maintaining excellence; and\n(F) ensuring the global competitiveness of the state workforce.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 2036), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT For expiration of this chapter, see Section 490F.008.","CHAPTER 490F. TEXAS 2036 COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.490F.htm#490F.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"51216d070d5eb40062ac86f96a314d279519ce5b1a52c7ff1a3cc525d06140c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-490f.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-490f.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}