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