85R5592 YDB-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 864
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) 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.
(b) 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
veteran's employment and services available within and outside the
agency.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2017, 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, 2017.