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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for hiring or rejecting applicants for |
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state job vacancies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 651.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 651.011. DEADLINE TO HIRE OR REJECT APPLICANT. (a) In |
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this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, |
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office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government |
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created under the constitution or a statute of this state, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a vacancy in a state |
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office that is to be filled by appointment by the governor. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), not later than the |
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30th day after the date a state agency receives an application for a |
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job vacancy, the state agency shall: |
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(1) review the application and either offer employment |
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to or reject the applicant; and |
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(2) notify the applicant of the state agency's |
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decision. |
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(d) If a state agency receives an incomplete application, |
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the state agency shall notify the applicant that the application is |
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incomplete as soon as practicable after the agency determines that |
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the application is incomplete. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |