By:  Shapleigh                                                    S.B. No. 212
	(In the Senate - Filed January 19, 2005; February 3, 2005, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and 
Military Installations; March 7, 2005, reported favorably by the 
following vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; March 7, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the provision of employment services by the Texas 
Workforce Commission to the families of military personnel 
stationed in this state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is 
amended by adding Section 302.0034 to read as follows:
	Sec. 302.0034.  EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN 
FAMILIES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL.  (a)  The commission shall provide 
employment assistance services, including job placement and other 
employment-related services, to the spouses and dependents of 
military personnel who are assigned to duty in this state.
	(b)  The commission shall provide the services described by 
Subsection (a) in cooperation with the local workforce development 
boards in areas of the state having a defense community, as that 
term is defined by Section 481.501, Government Code.
	(c)  The commission may accept and apply for gifts, grants, 
donations, and appropriations from public and private sources to 
fund the commission's duties under this section.  The commission 
may use money from job training funds and other money appropriated 
by the legislature to implement the requirements of this section.
	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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