84R24438 YDB-D
By: Blanco, Guillen H.B. No. 1457
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designation of an employee within certain state
agencies as a veterans liaison.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 657, Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 657. VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES; VETERANS LIAISON
SECTION 2. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 657.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 657.011. VETERANS LIAISON. (a) In this section:
(1) "State agency" means a board, commission, council,
committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental
entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state
government, including an institution of higher education as defined
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section
657.002(c).
(b) Each state agency with more than 500 full-time
employees, using existing resources and employees, shall designate
a full-time employee of the agency to serve as the veterans liaison
for the agency. The employee's duties serving as the veterans
liaison are secondary to the employee's primary duties for the
agency.
(c) The veterans liaison shall:
(1) stay informed on trends and developments in
hiring veterans for positions within the agency and of services
available to veterans within and outside the agency;
(2) recruit veterans for open positions within the
agency; and
(3) serve as the contact for veterans within and
outside the agency to provide information about the agency and
veterans employment and services available within and outside the
agency.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2015, each state
agency with more than 500 full-time employees shall designate a
full-time employee of the agency to serve as the veterans liaison
for the agency as required by Section 657.011, Government Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.