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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sexual harassment prevention training and information |
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for employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 21.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.013. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING AND |
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INFORMATION. (a) In this section, the term "supervisor" includes a |
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person with the authority to direct an employee's daily activities |
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while at work, regardless of whether the person has the authority to |
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hire, fire, or take other tangible employment action with respect |
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to the employee. |
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(b) At least once every two years, an employer other than a |
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state agency shall provide to each employee of the employer at |
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least: |
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(1) two hours of sexual harassment prevention |
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training, if the employee is a supervisor; and |
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(2) one hour of sexual harassment prevention training, |
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if the employee is not a supervisor. |
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(c) The commission shall develop or obtain, and make |
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available on its Internet website, one-hour and two-hour sexual |
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harassment prevention training videos that may be used by employers |
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to provide the training required by this section. |
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(d) The commission shall develop and make available on its |
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Internet website for use by employers informational posters and |
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fact sheets displaying information regarding the prevention of |
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sexual harassment. |
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(e) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the |
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administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Workforce Commission shall post on its Internet website the videos, |
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posters, and fact sheets required by Section 21.013, Labor Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |