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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or |
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enforce certain regulations regarding whether a private employer |
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may obtain, consider, or take employment action based on an |
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employment applicant's or employee's criminal history record |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter |
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106 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 106. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION OF EMPLOYMENT |
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APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE |
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Sec. 106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Applicant" means a person who has made an oral or |
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written application with a private employer, or has sent a resume or |
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other correspondence to a private employer, indicating an interest |
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in employment. |
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(2) "Criminal history record information" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code. |
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(3) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by |
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an employer for compensation. |
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(4) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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employees. |
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Sec. 106.002. CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD |
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INFORMATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE. A political |
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subdivision of this state may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, |
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order, rule, regulation, or policy that prohibits, limits, or |
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otherwise regulates a private employer's ability to request, |
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consider, or take employment action based on the criminal history |
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record information of an applicant or employee. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 106, Labor Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies to an ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy adopted |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |