83R6898 VOO-D By: King of Taylor H.B. No. 2698 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a program to connect veterans seeking employment in school security positions with independent school districts seeking to employ security personnel. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 434.022 to read as follows: Sec. 434.022. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON VETERANS AS SCHOOL SECURITY PERSONNEL. (a) The commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Education Agency shall jointly study the feasibility of establishing an interagency program to connect veterans seeking employment in school security positions with independent school districts seeking to employ security personnel. (b) Not later than June 1, 2014, the commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Education Agency shall report the results of the study, its findings, and any recommendations to the legislature. (c) This section expires September 1, 2015. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.