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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a veteran's employment preference for employment with a |
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public entity or public work of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 657.0051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 657.0051. INTERVIEW REQUIRED. The individual whose |
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duty is to appoint or employ an applicant for an announced open |
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position with a public entity or public work of this state shall |
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offer an interview to each individual entitled to a veteran's |
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employment preference who applies and is qualified for the |
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position. |
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SECTION 2. Section 657.008(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A public entity shall file quarterly with the |
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comptroller a report that states: |
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(1) the percentage of the total number of employees |
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hired by the entity during the reporting period who are persons |
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entitled to a preference under this chapter; |
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(2) the percentage of the total number of persons |
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applying for employment with the entity during the reporting period |
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who are persons entitled to a preference under this chapter; |
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(3) the percentage of the total number of the entity's |
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employees who are persons entitled to a preference under this |
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chapter; and |
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(4) [(3)] the number of complaints filed with the |
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governing body of the entity under Section 657.010 during that |
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quarter and the number of those complaints resolved by the |
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governing body. |
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SECTION 3. Section 657.0051, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an open position with a public entity or |
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public work of this state for which the public entity or public work |
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begins accepting applications on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An open position with a public entity or public work for |
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which the public entity or public work begins accepting |
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applications before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the public entity or public work began |
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accepting applications, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |