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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to wage claim data. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 61.0515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0515. WAGE CLAIM DATA. (a) In this section, "wage |
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claim data" means information collected, received, developed, or |
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maintained in the records of the commission that relates to the |
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administration of this subchapter or Subchapters C, E, or F. The |
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term does not include: |
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(1) aggregated data that does not tend to identify an |
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individual; or |
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(2) information regarding a violation or enforcement |
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of this chapter. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable rules |
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governing the confidentiality, custody, use, preservation, and |
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disclosure of wage claim data. The rules must include safeguards to |
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protect the confidentiality of identifying information regarding |
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any individual or any past or present employer or employing unit |
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contained in the wage claim data, including any information that |
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foreseeably could be combined with other publicly available |
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information to reveal identifying information regarding the |
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individual, employer, or employing unit, as applicable. |
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(c) Wage claim data is not public information for purposes |
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of Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules governing the disclosure |
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of: |
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(1) aggregated data that does not tend to identify an |
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individual; or |
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(2) information regarding violations or enforcement |
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of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |