89R3598 RDS-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1562
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans
benefits and services poster in the workplace.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 320 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 320. INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS
Sec. 320.001. VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES POSTER. (a)
In this section, "employer" means a person who employs at least 50
employees.
(b) The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas
Veterans Commission, create and distribute to each employer in this
state a veterans benefits and services poster containing
information relating to:
(1) how an employee may:
(A) apply for unemployment compensation benefits
under Subtitle A and unemployment compensation benefits that may be
offered under a program administered by an agency of the federal
government;
(B) contact the Texas Veterans Commission,
including how an employee may access the Internet website
maintained by the Texas Veterans Commission and the veterans crisis
hotline established by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs under 38 U.S.C. Section 1720F;
(C) exercise any tax benefits or preferences
offered to veterans under the Tax Code or Internal Revenue Code of
1986; and
(D) obtain a driver's license or personal
identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and
(2) services that may be available to veterans in this
state, including:
(A) education, workforce placement, and training
programs;
(B) legal assistance; and
(C) substance abuse and mental health treatment.
(c) Each employer shall display the veterans benefits and
services poster distributed by the commission under this section in
a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business that is
accessible to all employees.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
Workforce Commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans
Commission, create and distribute the veterans benefits and
services poster as required by Section 320.001, Labor Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.