2019 Texas Statutes
Government Code
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 657 - Veteran's Employment Preferences
Section 657.004. Veteran Employment Goal for State Agencies

Universal Citation: TX Govt Code § 657.004 (2019)

Sec. 657.004. VETERAN EMPLOYMENT GOAL FOR STATE AGENCIES. (a) Each state agency shall establish a goal of hiring, in full-time positions at the agency, a number of veterans equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of employees of the state agency.

(b) A state agency may establish a veteran employment goal that is greater than the percentage required under Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

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