Bill Text: TX SB588 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to information regarding private employers who have veteran's employment preference policies.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-01 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB588 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB588-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 588 | ||
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| relating to information regarding private employers who have | ||
| veteran's employment preference policies. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 434.024 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 434.024. INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT | ||
| PREFERENCE POLICIES. The commission shall make available on its | ||
| website a list of each private employer who has provided notice | ||
| under Section 23.002(c), Labor Code, regarding a veteran's | ||
| employment preference policy. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 23.002, Labor Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) A private employer may provide notice to the Texas | ||
| Workforce Commission or the Texas Veterans Commission that the | ||
| employer has adopted a policy under this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Labor Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 301.070 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 301.070. INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT | ||
| PREFERENCE POLICIES. The commission shall make available on its | ||
| website a list of each private employer who has provided notice | ||
| under Section 23.002(c) regarding a veteran's employment | ||
| preference policy. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 588 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 18, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 588 passed the House on | ||
| May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 2, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
