HB 3923

H.B. No. 3923
  AN ACT
  relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do
  not hold a bachelor's degree.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 654.037, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The classification officer shall:
               (1)  identify state agency positions for which the
  educational, experience, and training requirements could be
  reduced to increase the number of qualified applicants who could
  proficiently perform the positions;
               (2)  reduce to the extent practicable the number of
  state agency positions requiring an employee to hold a bachelor's
  degree as a condition of employment; 
               (3)  evaluate ways to expand career advancement
  opportunities for state agency employees who do not hold a
  bachelor's degree; and
               (4)  report the information gathered as required by
  this subsection to the governor's budget office and the Legislative
  Budget Board in the time required by Subsection (a)(2).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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     President of the Senate
  Speaker of the House     
         I certify that H.B. No. 3923 was passed by the House on May 2,
  2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 131, Nays 1, 1 present, not
  voting.
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
         I certify that H.B. No. 3923 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
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                   Governor