85R1835 KKR-D
 
  By: Hernandez, Flynn, Blanco, Bernal, H.B. No. 257
      Rodriguez of Bexar, et al.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding
  the transition from military service to employment.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is
  amended by adding Section 302.020 to read as follows:
         Sec. 302.020.  REPORT ON TRANSITION FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO
  EMPLOYMENT. Not later than September 1 of each year, the
  commission, in consultation with the Texas Coordinating Council for
  Veterans Services, shall submit to the governor, lieutenant
  governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of
  the legislative committees with appropriate jurisdiction a report
  that:
               (1)  identifies:
                     (A)  the five most common military occupational
  specialties of servicemembers who are transitioning from military
  service to employment;
                     (B)  the five occupations for which the military
  occupational specialties identified in Paragraph (A) best offer
  transferable skills that meet the needs of employers; and
                     (C)  any industry-based certifications that align
  with the military occupational specialties identified in Paragraph
  (A); and
               (2)  includes any other data or other information
  identified by the commission in administering the College Credit
  for Heroes program under Section 302.0031 as useful for supporting
  the transition of servicemembers and veterans into the occupations
  identified under Subdivision (1)(B).
         SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas
  Workforce Commission shall submit the initial report required by
  Section 302.020, Labor Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.