85R1835 KKR-D     By: Buckingham S.B. No. 1457       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding   the transition from military service to employment.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is   amended by adding Section 302.020 to read as follows:          Sec. 302.020.  REPORT ON TRANSITION FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO   EMPLOYMENT. Not later than September 1 of each year, the   commission, in consultation with the Texas Coordinating Council for   Veterans Services, shall submit to the governor, lieutenant   governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of   the legislative committees with appropriate jurisdiction a report   that:                (1)  identifies:                      (A)  the five most common military occupational   specialties of servicemembers who are transitioning from military   service to employment;                      (B)  the five occupations for which the military   occupational specialties identified in Paragraph (A) best offer   transferable skills that meet the needs of employers; and                      (C)  any industry-based certifications that align   with the military occupational specialties identified in Paragraph   (A); and                (2)  includes any other data or other information   identified by the commission in administering the College Credit   for Heroes program under Section 302.0031 as useful for supporting   the transition of servicemembers and veterans into the occupations   identified under Subdivision (1)(B).          SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas   Workforce Commission shall submit the initial report required by   Section 302.020, Labor Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.