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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report to the legislature by the Texas Workforce |
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Commission civil rights division concerning wage discrimination. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 21.505 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.505. WAGE DISCRIMINATION REPORT. (a) The |
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commission shall submit a report to the legislature not later than |
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December 31 of each even-numbered year regarding the extent and |
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nature of wage discrimination, based on wage and demographic |
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information available from existing sources and collected under |
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this section, including information obtained from: |
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(1) other divisions of the Texas Workforce Commission, |
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the workers' compensation division of the Texas Department of |
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Insurance, and the comptroller; and |
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(2) complaints received by the commission. |
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(b) The commission shall use the wage and demographic |
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information collected under Subsection (a) for statistical and |
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research purposes and shall publish studies, analyses, reports, and |
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surveys based on that information as considered appropriate by the |
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commission. The commission may request and receive appropriate |
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information from additional state agencies. |
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(c) In preparing the report required under Subsection (a), |
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the commission shall adopt criteria determining whether a job is |
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dominated by employees of a particular race, color, disability, |
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religion, sex, national origin, or age. The criteria must include: |
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(1) whether the job has ever been formally classified |
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as a "male" or "female" job or a "white" or "minority" job; |
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(2) whether there is a history of discrimination |
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against persons in a protected class with regard to wages, |
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assignment, access to jobs, or other terms and conditions of |
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employment; and |
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(3) the demographic composition of the workforce in |
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equivalent jobs. |
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(d) The criteria adopted under Subsection (c) may include a |
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list of jobs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |