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2019 Texas Statutes
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Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 657 - Veteran's Employment Preferences
Section 657.007. Preference Applicable to Reduction in Workforce
Universal Citation: TX Govt Code § 657.007 (2019)
Sec. 657.007. PREFERENCE APPLICABLE TO REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE. (a) An individual entitled to a hiring or appointment preference under this chapter is also entitled to a preference in retaining employment if the state agency that employs or appoints the individual reduces its workforce.
(b) The preference granted under this section applies only to the extent that a reduction in workforce by an employing state agency involves other employees of a similar type or classification.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 3, 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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