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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the submission of certain utility reports in electronic |
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form. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.909(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each electric utility shall submit an annual report to |
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the commission and the legislature relating to its efforts to |
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improve workforce diversity and contracting opportunities for |
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small and historically underutilized businesses. The report must be |
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submitted in electronic form on October 1 of each year or may be |
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included as part of any other annual report submitted by the |
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electric utility to the commission. The report must include: |
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(1) the diversity of the electric utility's workforce |
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as of the time of the report; |
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(2) the electric utility's level of contracting with |
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small and historically underutilized businesses; |
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(3) the specific progress made under the plan under |
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Subsection (b); |
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(4) the specific initiatives, programs, and |
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activities undertaken under the plan during the preceding year; |
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(5) an assessment of the success of each of those |
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initiatives, programs, and activities; |
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(6) the extent to which the electric utility has |
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carried out its initiatives to facilitate opportunities for |
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contracts or joint ventures with small and historically |
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underutilized businesses; and |
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(7) the initiatives, programs, and activities the |
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electric utility will pursue during the next year to increase the |
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diversity of its workforce and contracting opportunities for small |
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and historically underutilized businesses. |
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SECTION 2. Section 52.256(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each telecommunications utility shall submit an annual |
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report to the commission and the legislature relating to its |
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efforts to improve workforce diversity and contracting |
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opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. |
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The report must be submitted in electronic form and must include: |
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(1) the diversity of the telecommunications utility's |
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workforce as of the time of the report; |
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(2) the telecommunications utility's level of |
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contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses; |
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(3) the specific progress made under the plan under |
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Subsection (b); |
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(4) the specific initiatives, programs, and |
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activities undertaken under the plan during the preceding year; |
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(5) an assessment of the success of each of those |
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initiatives, programs, and activities; |
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(6) the extent to which the telecommunications utility |
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has carried out its initiatives to facilitate opportunities for |
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contracts or joint ventures with small and historically |
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underutilized businesses; and |
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(7) the initiatives, programs, and activities the |
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telecommunications utility will pursue during the next year to |
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increase the diversity of its workforce and contracting |
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opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |