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  89R8507 LRM-D     By: Cole H.B. No. 1861       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the minimum requirements for state employee positions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 6, Government Code, is amended   by adding Chapter 621 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 621. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEE POSITIONS           Sec. 621.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                 (1)     "Direct experience" means any verifiable,   previous work experience in which:                       (A)     the applicant's primary duties were   consistent with the primary duties of the vacant position; or                       (B)     the skills necessary to perform the   applicant's primary duties are transferable to the vacant position.                 (2)     "Minimum requirements" means the minimum skills,   previous training, or previous experience necessary to perform the   primary duties of a position of employment.                 (3)     "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section   2052.101.           Sec.   621.002.     MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before seeking   applicants for a vacant position, a state agency must determine the   minimum requirements for the position, including:                 (1)  direct experience relevant to the position; and                 (2)     any certification or coursework required for the   position.           (b)     A state agency may establish direct experience in a   similar position as an alternative to a postsecondary degree for a   minimum requirement for a position of employment.          SECTION 2.  (a) Chapter 621, Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to an application submitted for a vacant   state employee position on or after the effective date of this Act.   An application submitted before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the application was   submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          (b)  A state agency subject to Chapter 621, Government Code,   as added by this Act, shall determine the minimum requirements for   each vacant position the agency seeks to fill on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.