(a) The commission shall provide employment assistance services, including job placement and other employment-related services, to the spouses and dependents of military personnel who are assigned to duty in this state.
(b) The commission shall provide the services described by Subsection (a) in cooperation with the local workforce development boards in areas of the state having a defense community, as that term is defined by § 481.501, Government Code.

(c) The commission may accept and apply for gifts, grants, donations, and appropriations from public and private sources to fund the commission’s duties under this section. The commission may use money from job training funds and other money appropriated by the legislature to implement the requirements of this section.