Tex. Gov't Code Section 656.002
Online State Agency Employment Applications

(a)

In this section, “state agency” does not include an institution of higher education or university system as defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code.

(b)

The online system for listing state agency employment openings maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission must allow an applicant for employment to complete a single state application online and enter the application into an online database from which the applicant may electronically send the application to multiple state agencies.

(c)

The Texas Workforce Commission shall:

(1)

prescribe a standard electronic format for the online application described by Subsection (b); and

(2)

ensure that the commission’s online system allows an applicant to submit and a state agency to receive an online application for state agency employment.

(d)

A state agency shall accept an application for an employment opening from the online system maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission.

(e)

This section does not prohibit a state agency from accepting an application for an employment opening in a manner other than the manner described by this section.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (H.B. 426), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 656.002 — Online State Agency Employment Applications, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.656.htm#656.002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

656.001
State Agency Employment Opening 656.002
Online State Agency Employment Applications 656.003
Military Occupational Specialty Codes on Notices of Employment Openings 656.021
Definitions 656.022
Submission of Job Information Forms 656.023
Job Information Forms 656.024
Public Notice of Job Vacancies 656.025
Other Efforts to Inform Sources of Vacancies 656.026
Job Notice Posting Waiver 656.027
Military Employment Preference on State Employment Forms 656.041
Short Title 656.042
Findings and Purpose 656.043
Definition 656.044
Public Funds for Training and Education 656.045
Required Attendance at Program 656.046
Purposes of Program 656.047
Payment of Program and Certification Examination Expenses 656.048
Rules Relating to Training and Education 656.049
Authority to Contract 656.050
Training in Contract Negotiation for Purchases of Information Resources Technologies 656.051
Training and Certification of State Agency Purchasing Personnel and Vendors 656.052
Training and Certification for Contract Managers 656.053
Training for Governing Bodies 656.054
Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Comptroller 656.055
Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Agency 656.101
Definitions 656.102
Agency Policy 656.103
Restrictions 656.104
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Verified:
May 26, 2025

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Original Source: Section 656.002 — Online State Agency Employment Applications, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.656.htm#656.002 (last accessed May 10, 2025).