The proposed legislation, General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7047, mandates the automatic posting of job vacancies within specific state departments and educational systems. Effective July 1, 2025, the bill requires that any vacancy in positions not appointed by the Governor or a member of the General Assembly within the Department of Public Health, Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Revenue Services, Department of Correction, or the Labor Department, as well as teaching positions within the Technical Education and Career System, must be advertised within ten days of the vacancy occurring.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that these new posting requirements will not interfere with any existing collective bargaining agreements that are in effect as of July 1, 2025. The legislation introduces new legal language to current law, specifically stating the requirements for job postings and the effective date, while making no deletions from existing statutes.