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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of military occupational specialty codes |
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on certain notices of state agency employment openings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 654, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 654.0375 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 654.0375. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE |
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IDENTIFICATION; REPORT. (a) Each state fiscal biennium the |
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classification officer shall research and identify the military |
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occupational specialty code for each branch of the armed forces of |
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the United States that corresponds to each position contained in |
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the state's position classification plan. |
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(b) The classification officer shall report the findings |
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under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by Section |
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654.037(a)(2). |
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(c) The classification officer may request the assistance |
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of the Texas Veterans Commission in performing a duty required |
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under this section. The Texas Veterans Commission shall provide |
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the requested assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 656, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 656.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 656.002. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES ON |
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NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS. A state agency shall include on all |
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forms and notices related to a state agency employment opening the |
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military occupational specialty code for each branch of the armed |
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forces of the United States, identified as provided by Section |
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654.0375, that corresponds to the employment opening if the duties |
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of the available position correlate with a military occupational |
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specialty. |
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SECTION 3. Section 656.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 656.023. JOB INFORMATION FORMS. (a) The commission |
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shall prescribe the forms for information from state agencies |
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necessary for the commission to serve as a central processing |
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agency for state agency job opportunities in Travis County. |
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(b) A form prescribed by the commission under Subsection (a) |
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must include a space for a state agency to list a military |
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occupational specialty code as provided by Section 656.002. |
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SECTION 4. Section 656.002, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a form or notice relating to an employment |
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opening published or delivered on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A form or notice published or delivered before that date |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the form or notice was |
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published or delivered, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the Senate on |
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March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the House on |
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May 13, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, |
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two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |