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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishment of an employee grievance procedure for |
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the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Family |
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and Protective Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0095. EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. The executive |
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commissioner by rule shall establish a grievance procedure for |
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commission employees and employees of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services. The procedure must allow an employee to |
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appeal a dispute regarding: |
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(1) a disciplinary action, including: |
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(A) an oral or written reprimand; |
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(B) a demotion; |
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(C) a suspension; |
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(D) a reduction in compensation; and |
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(E) a termination for cause and at will; or |
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(2) the employee's compensation or working conditions, |
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including required working hours. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules necessary to implement Section 531.0095, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |