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