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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans |
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benefits and services poster in the workplace. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 320 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 320. INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS |
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Sec. 320.001. VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES POSTER. (a) |
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In this section, "employer" means a person who employs at least 50 |
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employees. |
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(b) The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas |
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Veterans Commission, create and distribute to each employer in this |
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state a veterans benefits and services poster containing |
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information relating to: |
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(1) how an employee may: |
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(A) apply for unemployment compensation benefits |
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under Subtitle A and unemployment compensation benefits that may be |
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offered under a program administered by an agency of the federal |
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government; |
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(B) contact the Texas Veterans Commission, |
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including how an employee may access the Internet website |
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maintained by the Texas Veterans Commission and the veterans crisis |
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hotline established by the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs under 38 U.S.C. Section 1720F; |
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(C) exercise any tax benefits or preferences |
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offered to veterans under the Tax Code or Internal Revenue Code of |
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1986; and |
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(D) obtain a driver's license or personal |
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identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and |
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(2) services that may be available to veterans in this |
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state, including: |
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(A) education, workforce placement, and training |
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programs; |
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(B) legal assistance; and |
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(C) substance abuse and mental health treatment. |
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(c) Each employer shall display the veterans benefits and |
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services poster distributed by the commission under this section in |
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a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business that is |
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accessible to all employees. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas |
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Workforce Commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans |
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Commission, create and distribute the veterans benefits and |
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services poster as required by Section 320.001, Labor Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |