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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement for parental consent for a minor to join |
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a labor union. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.1175 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.1175. PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINORS. (a) In this |
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section, "minor" means an individual younger than 18 years of age |
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who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general |
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purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 101.001, a labor union may not |
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accept a minor as a member unless the labor union obtains on a form |
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provided by the Texas Workforce Commission the signed consent of |
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the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2017, the Texas |
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Workforce Commission shall develop the form required by Section |
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101.1175, Labor Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 101.1175, Labor Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a minor who applies to join a labor union on or |
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after January 1, 2018. A minor who applies to join a labor union |
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before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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minor applies to join the labor union, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |