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Senate Bill 805 |
Senate Author: Campbell et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Raney et al. |
Senate Bill 805 amends the Government Code and Labor Code to enact the Military Veterans' Full Employment Act by revising the veteran's employment preference for public employers and adding a voluntary veteran's employment preference for private employers. The bill requires a state agency to follow the order of priority set by the bill for providing a veteran's employment preference to eligible individuals and to take the following actions: establish the minimum veteran employment goal set by the bill; designate a veteran's liaison if the state agency has at least 500 full-time equivalent positions; and interview a specified minimum number of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference for each announced open position at the state agency. Among other provisions, the bill authorizes a state agency to designate an open position as a veteran's position and to hire or appoint an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference without announcing or advertising the position under certain conditions.