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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of certain occupational specialty codes |
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on certain notices of state agency employment openings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 654, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 654.0375 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 654.0375. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE IDENTIFICATION; |
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REPORT. (a) In this section, "occupational specialty code" means a |
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code, classification, designator, or rating used by a branch of the |
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armed forces of the United States to identify a specific job. The |
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term includes a military occupational specialty code, an air force |
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specialty code, a navy enlisted classification system, or a similar |
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coding or classification system. |
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(b) Each state fiscal biennium the classification officer |
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shall research and identify the applicable occupational specialty |
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codes that correspond to each position contained in the state's |
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position classification plan. |
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(c) The classification officer shall report the findings |
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under Subsection (b) in the manner provided by Section |
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654.037(a)(2). |
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(d) The classification officer may request the assistance |
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of the Texas Veterans Commission in performing a duty required |
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under this section. The Texas Veterans Commission shall provide |
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the requested assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 656, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 656.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 656.002. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES ON NOTICES OF |
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EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS. (a) In this section, "occupational specialty |
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code" has the meaning assigned by Section 654.0375. |
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(b) A state agency shall include on all forms and notices |
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related to a state agency employment opening the occupational |
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specialty codes, identified as provided by Section 654.0375, that |
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correspond to the employment opening if the duties of the available |
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position correlate with an occupational specialty assigned such a |
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code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 656.023, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 656.023. JOB INFORMATION FORMS. (a) The commission |
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shall prescribe the forms for information from state agencies |
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necessary for the commission to serve as a central processing |
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agency for state agency job opportunities in Travis County. |
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(b) A form prescribed by the commission under Subsection (a) |
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must include space for a state agency to list an occupational |
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specialty code as provided by Section 656.002. |
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SECTION 4. Section 656.002, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a form or notice relating to an employment |
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opening published or delivered on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A form or notice published or delivered before that date |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the form or notice was |
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published or delivered, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |