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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain |
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information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or |
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suspicious activity. |
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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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104A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 104A. REPORTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE |
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Sec. 104A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by |
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an employer for compensation. |
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(3) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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employees. |
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Sec. 104A.002. NOTICE BY EMPLOYER. Each employer shall |
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post a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting |
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instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the |
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Department of Public Safety. The notice must be posted: |
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(1) in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of |
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business; |
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(2) in sufficient locations to be convenient to all |
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employees; and |
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(3) in English and Spanish, as appropriate. |
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Sec. 104A.003. RULES. The commission, in consultation with |
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the Department of Public Safety, by rule shall prescribe the form |
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and content of the notice required by this section. The rules must |
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require that the notice: |
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(1) contain the contact information for reporting |
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instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the |
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Department of Public Safety; and |
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(2) inform employees of the right to make a report to |
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the Department of Public Safety anonymously. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas Workforce |
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Commission shall adopt rules as required by Section 104A.003, Labor |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |