84R7565 AAF-D
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 508
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the employment of veterans by a public entity or public
work of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 656.027, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 656.027. PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT
FORMS. The commission shall include on all forms relating to state
agency employment that are prescribed by the commission under this
subchapter or other law a statement regarding the requirement
prescribed by Chapter 657 that each state agency give a veteran's
[veterans] employment preference until the agency workforce is
composed of at least 20 [40] percent veterans.
SECTION 2. Sections 657.004(a) and (c), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) An individual whose duty is to appoint or employ
individuals for a public entity or public work of this state shall
give preference in hiring to individuals entitled to a veteran's
employment preference so that at least 20 [40] percent of the
employees of the public entity or public work are selected from
individuals given that preference. A public entity or public work
that does not have at least 20 [40] percent of its employees who are
entitled to the preference shall, in filling vacancies, give
preferences to individuals entitled to a veteran's employment
preference until it does have at least 20 [40] percent of its
employees who are entitled to the preference.
(c) A public entity or public work that has at least 20 [40]
percent of its employees who are entitled to the preference is
exempt from the requirements of Section 657.005.
SECTION 3. Section 657.008, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, a public entity
shall publish on the entity's Internet website the total number and
percentage of the entity's employees who are veterans, as defined
by Section 657.002(c).
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.