H.B. No. 753         AN ACT   relating to the recruitment and retention of certain caseworkers   employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Sections 40.0327 and 40.0328 to read as   follows:          Sec. 40.0327.  PREEMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT; PREFERENCE.   (a)  The department shall use special assessment tools in screening   applicants for employment with the child protective services   division in order to match an applicant with the position in the   division for which an applicant would be best suited based on the   applicant's skills, personality traits, and experience.          (b)  The department shall give favorable consideration to an   applicant for an entry-level caseworker position who has a master's   degree or bachelor's degree in social work over other applicants   who have comparable skills.          Sec. 40.0328.  SALARY STUDY. (a) The department shall study   the salaries of each type of child protective services caseworker   to determine the role salary plays in the recruitment and retention   of caseworkers and in the turnover rate for each type of caseworker.          (b)  Not later than December 1, 2012, the department shall   report the results of the study and any recommendations to the   governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of   representatives, and standing committee of each house of the   legislature with jurisdiction over the department.          (c)  The commission shall consider contracting with an   institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003,   Education Code, to perform the study required by this section.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2013.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2011.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 753 was passed by the House on May 5,   2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 6, 1 present, not   voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to   H.B. No. 753 on May 25, 2011, and requested the appointment of a   conference committee to consider the differences between the two   houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report   on H.B. No. 753 on May 29, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 116,   Nays 27, 2 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 753 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 20, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays   2; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference   committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and   that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.   753 on May 29, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 2   .     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor