EXECUT 1VE OIWLR
May 30, 1974
D.B. No. 14
PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING ACT OF 1973
HHEREf\S) it is the intent of the Comprehensive ErnploYl11ent c1nc! TraininSJ
Act of 1973 (CETA)) Public Lavi 93-203, to establish a flexHlle and dc-centrali
system of Federal) State and local programs to provide job training and
emp1oyment opportuni ties for economi ca lly eli sadvantagecl) unemp1oyc'd, and
underemployed persons; and)
WHEREAS, The Governor of the State of Texas) as Chief Plallning Officer
of the State and as designated Primp Sponsor, is l~equired to coordinate all
prime sponsor and State agency manpower policies, plans, and services throughout the State; and,
WHEREAS) the Governor must establish an advisory body to conduct such
activities; it is therefore)
RESOLVED, that a State r'1anpovier Services Council (Sr1SC) shall be creat
with the following responsibilities and with membership as listed in At
liN' to this Executive Order:
1)
The permanent Chairperson of the State r,'!anpO\'1er Servi co
Council shall be the Director of the Governor's Division
of Planning Coordination.
2)
The membership of the Council shall be as follows:
3)
a.
at least one-thiy'd of the total Council membership
shall be composed of prime sponsors; and,
b.
one representative each of the State Board of Education
and the Texas Employment Commission; and)
c.
one representative of each such other State agencies
as the Governor may determine to have a direct
interest in overall manpower training and utilization
within the State; and.
d.
representatives of organized labor; and)
e.
repl~esentatives
f.
representatives of community-based organizations and
of the client group to be served under the Act; and,
g.
representatives of the general public •
of business and industl'y; and.
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The State Manpower Services Council shall have the following
responsibilities:
a.
review the plans of each prime sponsor and the plans
of State agencies for the provision of services to such
prime sponsors, and make recormnendati ons to such prime
sponsors and agencies for the more effective coordination
of efforts to meet the overall manpm'ler needs of the Stclte~
b.
contimiously monitor'
21'ations of prO']l'Ci.inS conducted
by each prime sponsol~. anci the availabi"lity, rcsponsiv ness
and adequacy of State services) and make l'C~coll1rnendations
to prime sponsors. to agencies providing rnanpOI'ler services,
and to the Governor and the general public "'lith rE\spect to
\'Iays to improve the effect"i veness of such programs or
services in fulfilling the purposes of the Act;
t
c.
lIlake an ilnnlhtl report to the COVC'I'ilO)' \111 jell ~,hdll Lc
a pulJl ic cJoClll1lcnt., unci -i~,~,lIC' ~;ucil othl:)' stlldic's,
reports, or dOCLIlIIi'ril.s uS it deC'ms ilclvi~,idilc Lu iI:;~)i:,L
prime SPOIl',Oi'S or to otlicl'\':i sc~ CiHTY ou L the purplhl:~'
of
d.
tll(~
Act;
a9gn'~FJte triO
p-lill1S of tilC' prilllC' SpOIJ:,(JI'S into il siil(jl
it it to tllc COVCl'tIO)' Cilld,itil
his approvCll, to the U. S. De: t'tlllC'l1t of Lil r;
state'.'lide plan and su
c.
4)
conduct oUleT rcsponsHdlHic:s as n:qucs
Governo)'.
Lt:
Di ICC LUi'
The [lro
SSiOilctl, technical dnd cler-iccll staff for the S
~1i1npo\'ler
Servi cC's Counc -i 1 s hilll be res
II', -i b1e to tll
of the Covernor"s Division of F'lanlling Ccwrdiniltion. The'
staff shall conduct such speciJ projecLs rinel p
1(::,1', as
n~coiillnc:ndl;d by t
Sta tc ilall
r SCI'V ices COline i 1.
5)
The StCttr~ l-1ar::)o\,:er Services Council iJtld stelff Sh(ll1 b
financially sup rtecl by the 1 funds Ci\'di'iablc fl'Oil
'103 (ci) of the: COliiprchens -i 'ole [Ilip 1OJ'il1C'1; t and Tra i ni
such other sources as may be av~i12ble.
This Oniel' supel'Codes any previous Executive Ol'd r:, anel r~csollitions
lishin9 or pcrtainin~J to tile: State\':ide
II
I' Plannin'J Council
Lioil
c~,tab
-;(1,
served Lhe State of Texas "1(>11 under the previous Co
Live f\rca r ' ; i l i l i
Plannin~l Systun.
This Order shall be cffect'ive on the date of Si~Jll Lure.
HJ TESnr10ijY THEfZEOF, I HErn:Urrro SET
day of
,1974.
rTTE',T -i r)-fll~::o-bT(lc-e-or
Secretary of State
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H/\ND OfJ THIS thirtiet.h
l\'1"J'1\Cnt-1EN'1' 1\
S'I'l\'l'E !v1J\NPmIlEH SEHVICES COUN Cll,
James N. Eose', C!1Ed_nnan
R. L. 11 Jerry II Mebu.s
County Commissioner
Precinct 2
Tarrant County Courthouse
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Harry Hubbcu:d
Pres iden t
'rexas A}'L···CIO
P. O. Box 127)7
Austin, 'I'exas 7B711
Honorable R. A. Ramon
Coun ty <] udge
C01.mt.y of Canteron
p. O. Box 431
Bro\'lnE;vil
, Texas 78520
Mr.' • •Joe
L. A. Hurr
City Councilman
Dallas COW1ty Court.house
Dallas, Texas 75202
Honorable Alberto A. Santos
COUJlty Jud
\'icbb COW1ty Courthouse
P. O. Box 612
Laredo, Texas 78040
Mr. Manuel Gonzales
State Director
Le.ague of Unit:ed Lat~in
American Ci t.izens
1712 North 15th Street
Waco, Texas 76707
Mr. Ant.onio Horales
State Chairman, G. I. Forum
3813 Bryan
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
Ms. Mabel Chandler
Counselor
Pinkston High School
2200 Dennison
Dallas, 'Texas
Mr. Ben F. McDonald, Jr.
Executive Director
Texas D'2part:ment of Conmmnity
Affairs
P. O. Box 13166, Capitol
Station
Austin, Texas 78711
Honorable Leo Mendoza
Ci ty Counci lrnan
City of San Antonio
P. O. Box 9066
San lmtonio, 'I'e):as
Mr. John Castillo
Manpower Coordinator
Ci ty of Hou~3ton
Office of the Mayor
430 Lamar
Federal Land Bank Building
Houston, Texas 77002
Hr.
D.
Gunn
ComrniE; s ione r
'l'cxa~; Employment
TEC 13uil
q
Austln, Texas
t'1yra Ho}) son
2619 Crestl
Road
Big Spring, 'l'exa,; 79720
1-1s.
Mr. William L. Cruz
Director, Project SER
1627 Ijroadvlay
Galveston, 'rexas
Ms. G';lcnc1o
1."0,: te r
Opportunit s Industri
Center, Inc.
3315 EIIn Street:
Dallas, Texas 75226
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Mr. Robert J. Mullins
State Director, Green Th
'l'exas Fann:, rs Union
800 Lake l'.ir Drive
v.l aco, Ire xas
Inc.
Mr. \'\iilliam L. Jones, J:r_-.
Chairman
The Advisory Council on To
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21Vocatirn1al Education in Texas
P. O. Box 18B6
Aust.in, Texas
Mr. Gerald Brown
COlnmissioncr
Texas Industrial Commi:::;sion
Commodore Perry Building, Suite 102
Austin, Texas 78701
Dr. Ray Marshall, Director
Center for the Study of
Human Resources
University of 'l'exCls
\','aggener Hall, Room 14
Austin, Texas 78712
Mr. S. 1\. Andcl;..,oli,
Community l\ction A:::)sociatioll, Inc.
p. O. Box 1343
Marshall, Texas 75670
Dr. M. L. Brockctte
Commissioner Designate
Texas Education Agency
201 East 11th Street
Austin, 'l'exas
HOnOl'':lble Hoy BuLler
Mayor of }\ustin
P. O. Box 1088
Austin, Texas 78767
Don Cash
Ci ty Coun ci lrnan
City Hall
Box 3827
Beaumont, Texas 77704
Honorable Calvin Ashley
County Judge
Wi chi t ('1 County CCHn:thous'c~
Wichit~ Falls, Texas
Mr.
n S
ffer
Mayor Pro tem
Office of the Mayor
500 East San AJ:1tonio
El Paso, Texas 79901
Honorable Zook Thomas
County Jud
Collingsworth County Courthouse
Wellington, Texas
Honorable;; \'J. L. St.erret t
Count~y Judge
Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas, Texas 75202
Hono
Ie Bill Elliott
COill1t.y Judge
Harris County Courthouse
Houston, Texas 77002
Honorable Ed GOIn2Z
Count~y Judge
Hidalgo County Courthouse
Edinburg, Texas 78539
Honorable H.ay Holbrook
County J'udge
Galveston Count.y Courthouse
Gal vest.on, Texas 77550
Honorable Leonard Briscoe
Ci ty Counci lrnan
Mayor of Fort vJorth
City Hall
1000 rl'hrockmol:t.on
Fort. Worth, Texas 76102
Honorable Jason Luby
Mayor of Corpus Christi
P. O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78408
Honorable J. R. Closs
Coullcilnv..m .,
City of h"aeo
McLennan County Courthouse
\'Jaco, Texas
Honorable Harold F. Harris
Coun ty Judge
Bell County Courthouse
'I'emple, ']I e xas
Office of Governor Dolph Briscoe
Division of Planning Coordination
May 30) 1974
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Briscoe has signed an executive order creating the State Manpower
Services Council.
This council is authorized under the Federal Comprehensive
.
Employment and Training Act of 1973 which establishes a flexible and decentralized
system of federal, state and local programs to provide job training and
employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and
underemployed persons.
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act is the
first of a planned series of special revenue sharing actions by the federal
administration.
The act provides local elected officials with opportunities for
leadership on meeting the manpower development needs for Texas.
The State Manpower Services Council will serve to coordinate all manpower
policies, plans and services throughout the state.
The Council will have
the responsibilities of reviewing plans of each sponsor and state agencies for
the provision of services, monitoring the operations of each plan and making
recommendations for the more effective coordination of efforts to meet the
overall manpower needs of the state.
Governor Briscoe stated, lilt is my intent
that the State Manpower Services Council will be the primary mechanism for
coordination of the efforts of State and local leaders in addressing problems
of mutual concern and for bringing to bear both private and public resources
to meet our common needs.
The Council
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initial meeting will be held on Friday, May 31) 1974 at
9:00 A.M. in the Ambassador Room of the Villa Capri.
The Council will discuss
the work plan and organization for the fiscal year 1975 and the 1975 State
Manpower Plan.
James M.
~ose,
Director of the Division of Planning Coordination,
has been appointed chairman of the council.
Those named to the council
include representatives from each of the 20 prime sponsorships across the state
as well as representatives from state agencies, organized labor, business and
industry, community based organizations) and the general public.
The twenty prime sponsors are:
Tarrant County
R. L. IIJ erry Mebus
County Commissioner
Precinct 2 (Arlington)
Carner-on County
R. A. Ramon
County Judge
City of Dallas
L. A. Murr
City Councilman
Da 11 as
Webb County
Alberto A. Santos
County Judge
Bell County
Harold F. Harris
County Judge
McC1ennan County
J. R. Closs
Councilman, Waco
Corpus Christi
Jason Luby
Mayor of Corpus Christi
Fort Horth
Leonard Briscoe
City Councilman
Fort Worth
Galveston County
Ray 1-101 brook
County Judge
Hidalgo County
Ed Gomez
County Judge
Harri s County
Bi 11 Ell i ott
County Judge
Dallas County
W. L. Sterrett
County Judge
Amarillo
Zook Thomas
County Judge
Collingsworth County
E1 Paso
Ruben Schaeffer
Mayor Pro Tern
E1 Paso
Austin
Roy Butler
Mayor of Austin
li
Beaumont
Wi chita County
Don Cash
Ci ty Counc il man
Calvin Ashley
. County Judge
Houston
John Castillo
Manpower Coordinator
City of Houston
San Antonio
Leo Mendoza
City Counci 1man
Balance of State
Ben F. McDonald
Executive Director
Department of Community Affairs
Austin