| TO: | Honorable Mark Strama, Chair, House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1043 by Orr (Relating to the creation of an employment preference at state agencies for certain former foster children.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Government Code to specify conditions under which state agencies will give hiring and reduction in force preference to an individual who was under the permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
The agencies contacted indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 347 Public Finance Authority, 454 Department of Insurance, 477 Commission on State Emergency Communications, 504 Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 520 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, JRO, SD, PJK
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