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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to certain records regarding an employment |
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discrimination claim. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.304, Labor Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 21.304. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. An officer or |
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employee of the commission may not disclose to the public |
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information obtained by the commission under Section 21.204 except |
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in compliance with Section 21.305 and as necessary to the conduct of |
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a proceeding under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.305, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall adopt rules allowing a party to a |
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complaint filed under Section 21.201 reasonable access to |
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commission records relating to the complaint to the extent that the |
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access complies with federal law and the United States Equal |
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Employment Opportunity Commission's regulations, policies, and |
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work-sharing agreement with the commission regarding access to |
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confidential records and complaint and investigation files. |
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(c) The commission may provide access to information |
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described by this subchapter only if the access is permitted under |
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the federal Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) and the |
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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's |
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regulations, policies, and procedures. |
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(d) All records and information collected, received, |
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maintained, or otherwise developed by the commission in |
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investigating or resolving a complaint filed with or transferred to |
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the commission are not public information under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |