S.B. No. 389
AN ACT
relating to the placement of military 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. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE
IDENTIFICATION; REPORT. (a) Each state fiscal biennium the
classification officer shall research and identify the military
occupational specialty code for each branch of the armed forces of
the United States that corresponds to each position contained in
the state's position classification plan.
(b) The classification officer shall report the findings
under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by Section
654.037(a)(2).
(c) 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. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES ON
NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS. A state agency shall include on all
forms and notices related to a state agency employment opening the
military occupational specialty code for each branch of the armed
forces of the United States, identified as provided by Section
654.0375, that corresponds to the employment opening if the duties
of the available position correlate with a military occupational
specialty.
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 a space for a state agency to list a military
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the Senate on
March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 389 passed the House on
May 13, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor