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Committee hears bill to let Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station apply for Skills Development Fund grants
Summary
Senate Bill 856 would allow the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to access the Skills Development Fund to provide industry‑specific job training in partnership with community colleges; witnesses from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute supported the measure. The committee left the bill pending.
Senate Bill 856, presented by Senator Flores, would add the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to the list of entities eligible to apply for grants from the Texas Skills Development Fund to deliver hands‑on, industry‑specific job training.
Flores said the Engineering Experiment Station is a state research agency that can address…
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