By: Lucio S.B. No. 1519 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to engineering personnel of the Texas Department of 1-3 Transportation. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 201.407. HIRING OF ENGINEERING PERSONNEL. The 1-8 department shall take necessary action to accelerate the employment 1-9 of necessary engineers and engineering technicians. A law 1-10 requiring posting of job openings or competitive selection of job 1-11 applicants does not apply to those positions, regardless of the 1-12 salary applicable to the position. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-14 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-15 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-16 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-17 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.