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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enhanced employment services for veterans and military |
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servicemembers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.0033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.0033. OPERATION WELCOME HOME PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commission shall establish and administer the Operation Welcome |
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Home program to expedite the entry of veterans and military |
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servicemembers into the workforce through the use of enhanced |
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employment services. In establishing the program, the commission |
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shall build partnerships between military transition centers and |
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local workforce development boards to ensure the availability of |
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employment services, including services related to: |
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(1) education; |
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(2) career technical training; and |
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(3) entrepreneurship. |
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(b) The commission may award grants to state, local, or |
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private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of |
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this section. |
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(c) The commission shall administer the program using money |
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previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal |
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or other sources. |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the |
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administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |