Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1208 Compare Versions

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1	1		87R15857 MWC-D
2	2		By: Guillen H.B. No. 1208
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1208:
	4	+	By: Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 1208
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5	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	8		AN ACT
7	9		relating to a state employment preference for certain individuals
8	10		who reside with veterans with a disability.
9	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	12		SECTION 1. Section 657.002, Government Code, is amended to
11	13		read as follows:
12	14		Sec. 657.002. INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIED FOR VETERAN'S
13	15		EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE. The following individuals qualify for a
14	16		veteran's employment preference:
15	17		(1) a veteran, including a veteran with a disability;
16	18		(2) a veteran's surviving spouse who has not
17	19		remarried; [and]
18	20		(3) an orphan of a veteran if the veteran was killed
19	21		while on active duty; and
20	22		(4) an individual who resides in a household with a
21	23		veteran if the individual is the primary source of income for the
22	24		household and the veteran:
23	25		(A) has a total disability rating based either on
24	26		having a service-connected disability with a disability rating of
25	27		100 percent or on individual unemployability; and
26	28		(B) is receiving Supplemental Security Income
27	29		(SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. or Social
28	30		Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C.
29	31		Section 401 et seq.
30	32		SECTION 2. Section 657.003(b), Government Code, is amended
31	33		to read as follows:
32	34		(b) A state agency shall provide to an individual entitled
33	35		to a veteran's employment preference for employment or appointment
34	36		over other applicants for the same position who do not have a
35	37		greater qualification a veteran's employment preference, in the
36	38		following order of priority:
37	39		(1) a veteran with a disability;
38	40		(2) a veteran;
39	41		(3) a veteran's surviving spouse who has not
40	42		remarried; [and]
41	43		(4) an orphan of a veteran if the veteran was killed
42	44		while on active duty; and
43	45		(5) an individual who resides with a veteran with a
44	46		disability as described by Section 657.002(4) if the individual is
45	47		the primary source of income for the veteran's household.
46	48		SECTION 3. Section 657.005(b), Government Code, is amended
47	49		to read as follows:
48	50		(b) An applicant who is either a veteran with a disability
49	51		as described by Section 657.002(4) or an individual who resides
50	52		with a veteran with a disability as described by Section 657.002(4)
51	53		if the individual is the primary source of income for the veteran's
52	54		household shall furnish the official records to the individual
53	55		whose duty is to fill the position.
54	56		SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
55	57		an open position with a state agency for which the state agency
56	58		begins accepting applications on or after the effective date of
57	59		this Act. An open position with a state agency for which the state
58	60		agency begins accepting applications before the effective date of
59	61		this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the state
60	62		agency began accepting applications, and the former law is
61	63		continued in effect for that purpose.
62	64		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.