By:  Casteel                                                      H.B. No. 1814
 
    (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos)                                            
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2005; 
April 19, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Transportation and Homeland Security; May 11, 2005, reported 
favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2005, sent 
to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to employment positions with the Texas Department of 
Transportation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 201.403(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  To provide adequate numbers of women and minority 
applicants for all positions in the department, the department 
shall:
		(1)  open all positions compensated at or above the 
amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for [step 1,] 
salary group B17 [21,] of the position classification salary 
schedule to applicants from inside and outside the department;
		(2)  seek applicants from this state and, if sufficient 
numbers are not available from this state, from other states;
		(3)  coordinate recruiting efforts with college 
placement officers and college student organizations;
		(4)  develop an extensive cooperative education 
program with colleges; and  
		(5)  ensure that employees are aware of continuing 
educational opportunities and encourage employee participation in 
the programs.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.



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