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Texas Legislature· HB 3923Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree, the official text

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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.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor
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