Bill Text: TX SB508 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the employment of veterans by a public entity or public work of this state.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB508 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB508-Introduced.html
  84R7565 AAF-D
 
  By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 508
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the employment of veterans by a public entity or public
  work of this state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 656.027, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 656.027.  PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT
  FORMS. The commission shall include on all forms relating to state
  agency employment that are prescribed by the commission under this
  subchapter or other law a statement regarding the requirement
  prescribed by Chapter 657 that each state agency give a veteran's 
  [veterans] employment preference until the agency workforce is
  composed of at least 20 [40] percent veterans.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 657.004(a) and (c), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An individual whose duty is to appoint or employ
  individuals for a public entity or public work of this state shall
  give preference in hiring to individuals entitled to a veteran's
  employment preference so that at least 20 [40] percent of the
  employees of the public entity or public work are selected from
  individuals given that preference. A public entity or public work
  that does not have at least 20 [40] percent of its employees who are
  entitled to the preference shall, in filling vacancies, give
  preferences to individuals entitled to a veteran's employment
  preference until it does have at least 20 [40] percent of its
  employees who are entitled to the preference.
         (c)  A public entity or public work that has at least 20 [40]
  percent of its employees who are entitled to the preference is
  exempt from the requirements of Section 657.005.
         SECTION 3.  Section 657.008, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  Not later than December 1 of each year, a public entity
  shall publish on the entity's Internet website the total number and
  percentage of the entity's employees who are veterans, as defined
  by Section 657.002(c).
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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