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