| TO: | Honorable Leticia Van de Putte, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1275 by McClendon (Relating to the appeal by an individual entitled to a veteran's preference of certain adverse employment decisions.), As Engrossed |
The bill would allow an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference who is aggrieved by a decision of a public entity or public work of this state to appeal the decision by filing a written complaint with the public entity or public work.
The bill would require that the governing body of a public entity or public work that receives a written complaint from an individual in the circumstance described above, shall respond to the complaint no later than the 15th business day after the date the governing body recieves the complaint and the governing body may change the decision if the governing body determines that the veteran's preference was not applied.
The bill would require that a public entity shall file with the comptroller a quarterly report that states the number of complaints regarding the employment decision of a public entity or publid work filed with the governing body and the number of these complaints resolved by the governing body.
It is assumed that any additional costs related to implementing the provisions of the bill can be absorbed with existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 403 Veterans Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, EP, ES
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