By: Craddick, Rose H.B. No. 915
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain
  information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or
  suspicious activity.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter
  104A to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 104A. REPORTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
         Sec. 104A.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Commission" means the Texas Workforce
  Commission.
               (2)  "Employee" means an individual who is employed by
  an employer for compensation.
               (3)  "Employer" means a person who employs one or more
  employees.
         Sec. 104A.002.  NOTICE BY EMPLOYER. Each employer shall
  post a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting
  instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the
  Department of Public Safety. The notice must be posted:
               (1)  in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of
  business;
               (2)  in sufficient locations to be convenient to all
  employees; and
               (3)  in English and Spanish, as appropriate.
         Sec. 104A.003.  RULES. The commission, in consultation with
  the Department of Public Safety, by rule shall prescribe the form
  and content of the notice required by this section. The rules must
  require that the notice:
               (1)  contain the contact information for reporting
  instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the
  Department of Public Safety; and
               (2)  inform employees of the right to make a report to
  the Department of Public Safety anonymously.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas Workforce
  Commission shall adopt rules as required by Section 104A.003, Labor
  Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.