84R20419 TSR-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 1340
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1340:
By: Aycock C.S.H.B. No. 1340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the placement of certain occupational specialty codes
on certain notices of state agency employment openings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 654, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 654.0375 to read as follows:
Sec. 654.0375. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE IDENTIFICATION;
REPORT. (a) In this section, "occupational specialty code" means a
code, classification, designator, or rating used by a branch of the
armed forces of the United States to identify a specific job. The
term includes a military occupational specialty code, an air force
specialty code, a navy enlisted classification system, or a similar
coding or classification system.
(b) Each state fiscal biennium the classification officer
shall research and identify the applicable occupational specialty
codes that correspond to each position contained in the state's
position classification plan.
(c) The classification officer shall report the findings
under Subsection (b) in the manner provided by Section
654.037(a)(2).
(d) The classification officer may request the assistance
of the Texas Veterans Commission in performing a duty required
under this section. The Texas Veterans Commission shall provide
the requested assistance.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 656, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 656.002 to read as follows:
Sec. 656.002. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES ON NOTICES OF
EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS. (a) In this section, "occupational specialty
code" has the meaning assigned by Section 654.0375.
(b) A state agency shall include on all forms and notices
related to a state agency employment opening the occupational
specialty codes, identified as provided by Section 654.0375, that
correspond to the employment opening if the duties of the available
position correlate with an occupational specialty assigned such a
code.
SECTION 3. Section 656.023, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 656.023. JOB INFORMATION FORMS. (a) The commission
shall prescribe the forms for information from state agencies
necessary for the commission to serve as a central processing
agency for state agency job opportunities in Travis County.
(b) A form prescribed by the commission under Subsection (a)
must include space for a state agency to list an occupational
specialty code as provided by Section 656.002.
SECTION 4. Section 656.002, Government Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a form or notice relating to an employment
opening published or delivered on or after the effective date of
this Act. A form or notice published or delivered before that date
is governed by the law in effect on the date the form or notice was
published or delivered, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.