1. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Operation Welcome Home program to expedite the entry of veterans and military service members into the workforce through the use of enhanced employment services. In establishing the program, the commission shall build partnerships between military transition centers and local workforce development boards to ensure the availability of employment services, including services related to:

   1. (1) education;
   2. (2) career technical training; and
   3. (3) entrepreneurship.
2. (b) The commission may award grants to state, local, or private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of this section.
3. (c) The commission shall administer the program using money previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal or other sources.
4. (d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 696), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.