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| 1 | 1 | 89R5143 LRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Parker, Eckhardt, Hall S.B. No. 1041 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do | |
| 10 | 10 | not hold a bachelor's degree. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 654.037, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (e) The classification officer shall: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) identify state agency positions for which the | |
| 16 | 16 | educational, experience, and training requirements could be | |
| 17 | 17 | reduced to increase the number of qualified applicants who could | |
| 18 | 18 | proficiently perform the positions; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) reduce to the extent practicable the number of | |
| 20 | 20 | state agency positions requiring an employee to hold a bachelor's | |
| 21 | 21 | degree as a condition of employment; | |
| 22 | 22 | (3) evaluate ways to expand career advancement | |
| 23 | 23 | opportunities for state agency employees who do not hold a | |
| 24 | 24 | bachelor's degree; and | |
| 25 | 25 | (4) report the information gathered as required by | |
| 26 | 26 | this subsection to the governor's budget office and the Legislative | |
| 27 | 27 | Budget Board in the time required by Subsection (a)(2). | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |