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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designation of an employee within certain state |
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agencies as a veterans liaison. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 657, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 657. VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES; VETERANS LIAISON |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 657.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 657.011. VETERANS LIAISON. (a) Each state agency with |
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more than 500 full-time employees, using existing resources and |
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employees, shall designate a full-time employee of the agency to |
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serve as the veterans liaison for the agency. The employee's duties |
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serving as the veterans liaison are secondary to the employee's |
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primary duties for the agency. |
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(b) The veterans liaison shall: |
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(1) stay informed on trends and developments in |
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hiring veterans for positions within the agency and of services |
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available to veterans within and outside the agency; |
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(2) recruit veterans for open positions within the |
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agency; and |
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(3) serve as the contact for veterans within and |
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outside the agency to provide information about the agency and |
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veteran's employment and services available within and outside the |
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agency. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2017, each state |
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agency with more than 500 full-time employees shall designate a |
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full-time employee of the agency to serve as the veterans liaison |
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for the agency as required by Section 657.011, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |