81R11284 PB-D
 
  By: Turner of Tarrant H.B. No. 3954
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to operation of the Texas Veterans Leadership Program by
  the Texas Workforce Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is
  amended by adding Section 302.0145 to read as follows:
         Sec. 302.0145.  OPERATION OF TEXAS VETERANS LEADERSHIP
  PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Texas Veterans Leadership Program"
  means a resource and referral network operated by the commission
  that serves to connect returning veterans of military operations in
  Iraq and Afghanistan with the resources and tools needed to lead
  productive lives and enjoy the full benefits of the society they
  have served.
         (b)  The division shall operate the Texas Veterans
  Leadership Program as a permanent, ongoing program of the
  commission.
         (c)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement
  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, 2009.