{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-651.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 651.005","heading":"REQUIREMENT OF SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION.","body":"(a) An agency in any branch of state government may not hire a person as an employee if the person is of the age and gender that would require a person residing in the United States to register with the selective service system under federal law, unless the person presents proof of the person's:\n(1) registration with the selective service system as required by federal law; or\n(2) exemption from registration with the selective service system.\n(b) This section does not apply to a person employed by a state agency before September 1, 1999, as long as the person's employment by the agency is continuous.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 171, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 651. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.651.htm#651.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f3cfce994fdfd9adb3fa273af85a885c01b4b8f2e033a825a5db61df02789a4d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-651.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-651.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}