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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designation of an employee within certain state |
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agencies as a veteran's liaison. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 657, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 657. VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES; VETERAN'S LIAISON |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 657.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 657.011. VETERAN'S LIAISON. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "State agency" means a board, commission, council, |
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committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental |
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entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state |
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government, including an institution of higher education as defined |
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by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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657.002(c). |
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(b) Each state agency with more than 100 full-time |
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employees, using existing resources, shall designate a full-time |
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employee of the agency to serve as the veteran's liaison for the |
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agency. |
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(c) The veteran's liaison shall: |
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(1) stay informed on trends and developments in |
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hiring veterans for positions within the agency and of services |
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available to veterans within and outside the agency; |
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(2) recruit veterans for open positions within the |
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agency; and |
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(3) serve as the contact for veterans within and |
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outside the agency to provide information about the agency and |
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veteran's employment and services available within and outside the |
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agency. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2015, each state |
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agency with more than 100 full-time employees shall designate a |
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full-time employee of the agency to serve as the veteran's liaison |
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for the agency as required by Section 657.011, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |