89R3598 RDS-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1562       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans   benefits and services poster in the workplace.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by   adding Chapter 320 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 320. INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS          Sec. 320.001.  VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES POSTER. (a)     In this section, "employer" means a person who employs at least 50   employees.          (b)  The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas   Veterans Commission, create and distribute to each employer in this   state a veterans benefits and services poster containing   information relating to:                (1)  how an employee may:                      (A)  apply for unemployment compensation benefits   under Subtitle A and unemployment compensation benefits that may be   offered under a program administered by an agency of the federal   government;                      (B)  contact the Texas Veterans Commission,   including how an employee may access the Internet website   maintained by the Texas Veterans Commission and the veterans crisis   hotline established by the United States Department of Veterans   Affairs under 38 U.S.C. Section 1720F;                      (C)  exercise any tax benefits or preferences   offered to veterans under the Tax Code or Internal Revenue Code of   1986; and                      (D)  obtain a driver's license or personal   identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and                (2)  services that may be available to veterans in this   state, including:                      (A)  education, workforce placement, and training   programs;                      (B)  legal assistance; and                      (C)  substance abuse and mental health treatment.          (c)  Each employer shall display the veterans benefits and   services poster distributed by the commission under this section in   a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business that is   accessible to all employees.          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas   Workforce Commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans   Commission, create and distribute the veterans benefits and   services poster as required by Section 320.001, Labor Code, as   added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.