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AN ACT
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relating to the appeal by an individual entitled to a veteran's |
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preference of certain adverse employment decisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 657.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 657.010. COMPLAINT REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF |
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PUBLIC ENTITY OR PUBLIC WORK. (a) An individual entitled to a |
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veteran's employment preference under this chapter who is aggrieved |
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by a decision of a public entity or public work of this state to |
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which this chapter applies relating to hiring the individual, or |
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relating to retaining the individual if the entity or work reduces |
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its workforce, may appeal the decision by filing a written |
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complaint with the governing body of the public entity or public |
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work under this section. |
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(b) The governing body of a public entity or public work |
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that receives a written complaint under Subsection (a) shall |
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respond to the complaint not later than the 15th business day after |
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the date the governing body receives the complaint. The governing |
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body may render a different hiring decision than the decision that |
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is the subject of the complaint if the governing body determines |
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that the veteran's preference was not applied. |
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SECTION 2. Section 657.008(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A public entity shall file quarterly with the |
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comptroller a report that states: |
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(1) the percentage of the total number of employees |
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hired by the entity during the reporting period who are persons |
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entitled to a preference under this chapter; [and] |
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(2) the percentage of the total number of the entity's |
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employees who are persons entitled to a preference under this |
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chapter; and |
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(3) the number of complaints filed with the governing |
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body of the entity under Section 657.010 during that quarter and the |
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number of those complaints resolved by the governing body. |
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SECTION 3. Section 657.010, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an employment decision made by a public |
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entity or a public work to which Chapter 657, Government Code, |
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applies, on or after the effective date of this Act. An employment |
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decision made before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before that date, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1275 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1275 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |