Bill: HB 1457, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Cesar Blanco
Bill Caption
Relating to designation of an employee within certain state agencies as a veteran's liaison.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
This legislation would amend government code to require state agency with more than 500 full-time
employees, to designate
an already full-time employee of the agency to serve as the veterans liaison
for the agency.
The liaison will:
- Stay informed on trends and developments in
hiring veterans for positions within the agency and of services
available to veterans within and outside the agency.
- Recruit veterans for open positions within the
agency.
- Serve as the contact for veterans within and
outside the agency to provide information about the agency and
veterans employment and services available within and outside the
agency.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill would require every agency to deem an already existing employee to become a veterans liaison with the purposes of recruiting veterans to open positions within the relative agency. This legislation is providing a specific preference to some agency employees, for being a veteran, that other qualified employees are not entitled to. We oppose this bill, as it goes against the individual liberty principle, for excluding non-veterans in hiring considerations. However, it does not affect our liberty principles, so we are neutral on HB 1457.
