SRC-JRN H.B. 1761 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1761 By: Chavez (Shapleigh) International Relations, Trade & Technology 5-12-97 Committee Report (Amended) DIGEST Currently, claims have been made that some temporary employment agencies have denied the employment applications of workers who do not possess a high school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma (GED). Many of the jobs filled by the temporary employment agencies do not require a high school diploma or GED. This bill prohibits a temporary employment agency from denying an application or placement in a job to an individual based solely because the individual does not have a high school diploma or GED, when the job does not require such a degree. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1761 prohibits a temporary employment agency from denying an application or placement in a job to an individual based solely because the individual does not have a high school diploma or GED, when the job does not require such a degree. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Title 2E, Labor Code by adding Chapter 93, as follows: CHAPTER 93. TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Sec. 93.001. DEFINITIONS. Defines "temporary employee," and "temporary employment service." Sec. 93.002. PROHIBITION. Prohibits a temporary employment service from denying an application for, or placement in, a position of employment to an individual for the sole reason that the individual has not earned a high school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma unless the position of employment or the client requires that credential to perform the duties of the position. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES SECTION 1. Page 1, line 23, after "employment" insert "or the client."