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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding |
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the transition from military service to employment. |
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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 302.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.020. REPORT ON TRANSITION FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO |
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EMPLOYMENT. Not later than September 1 of each year, the |
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commission, in consultation with the Texas Coordinating Council for |
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Veterans Services, shall submit to the governor, lieutenant |
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governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of |
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the legislative committees with appropriate jurisdiction a report |
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that: |
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(1) identifies: |
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(A) the five most common military occupational |
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specialties of servicemembers who are transitioning from military |
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service to employment; |
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(B) the five occupations for which the military |
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occupational specialties identified in Paragraph (A) best offer |
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transferable skills that meet the needs of employers; and |
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(C) any industry-based certifications that align |
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with the military occupational specialties identified in Paragraph |
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(A); and |
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(2) includes any other data or other information |
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identified by the commission in administering the College Credit |
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for Heroes program under Section 302.0031 as useful for supporting |
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the transition of servicemembers and veterans into the occupations |
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identified under Subdivision (1)(B). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Workforce Commission shall submit the initial report required by |
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Section 302.020, Labor Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |