Amend CSHB 7 by adding the following appropriately numbered
sections to Part 14 of Article 1 of the bill and renumbering the
sections of that part accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. EMPLOYEE REPORTS OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS;
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
SECTION _. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.084 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.084. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The department
shall provide to employers and employees educational material,
including books, pamphlets, brochures, films, videotapes, or other
informational material.
(b) Educational material shall be provided to employers and
employees in English and Spanish.
(c) The department shall adopt minimum content requirements
for the educational material required under this section,
including:
(1) information on an employee's right to report an
unsafe working environment;
(2) instructions on how to report unsafe working
conditions and safety violations; and
(3) information on state laws regarding retaliation by
employers.