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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the languages in which certain labor and employment |
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notices must be provided. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 61.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.006. NOTICE LANGUAGES. The commission shall |
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provide any notice the commission is required to provide under this |
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chapter in the two languages that are most commonly spoken in this |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 201, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. NOTICE LANGUAGES |
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Sec. 201.111. NOTICE LANGUAGES. The commission shall |
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provide any notice the commission is required to provide under this |
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subtitle in the two languages that are most commonly spoken in this |
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state. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 401.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.026. NOTICE LANGUAGES. The division shall provide |
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any notice the division is required to provide under this subtitle |
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in the two languages that are most commonly spoken in this state. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |