After closed session, Texas Workforce Commission directs staff to present options on BET program for Texans who are blind

After meeting in executive session, the Texas Workforce Commission returned to open session and voted to direct staff to continue working urgently to develop and present additional options for the commission’s review regarding the BET program for Texans who are blind. The motion was moved, seconded and recorded as passing; a commissioner characterized the directive as made with "great empathy for the BET grama, stakeholders, and the important work on behalf of Texans who are blind."

The chair announced executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071(1) and later reported the executive session ran from about 10:22 a.m. to 10:47 a.m. The record included a straightforward direction to staff rather than a formal adoption of a new policy or budget appropriation; the motion instructed staff to return with options for the commission’s consideration.

The meeting minutes record the motion as: direct staff to continue to work with great urgency to present further options for commission review and consideration. The commission’s vote was recorded in favor; specifics about timelines, staff deliverables, or funding implications were not specified in the public record excerpt.