S.B. No. 588

	AN ACT
	relating to information regarding private employers who have
	veteran's employment preference policies.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 434.024 to read as follows:
	Sec. 434.024.  INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT
	PREFERENCE POLICIES. The commission shall make available on its
	website a list of each private employer who has provided notice
	under Section 23.002(c), Labor Code, regarding a veteran's
	employment preference policy.
	SECTION 2.  Section 23.002, Labor Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  A private employer may provide notice to the Texas
	Workforce Commission or the Texas Veterans Commission that the
	employer has adopted a policy under this section.
	SECTION 3.  Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Labor Code, is
	amended by adding Section 301.070 to read as follows:
	Sec. 301.070.  INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT
	PREFERENCE POLICIES. The commission shall make available on its
	website a list of each private employer who has provided notice
	under Section 23.002(c) regarding a veteran's employment
	preference policy.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 588 passed the Senate on
	April 18, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 588 passed the House on
	May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 2, two
	present not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
	______________________________
	Date
	______________________________
	Governor