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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to on-site identification requirements for certain |
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contractors and subcontractors of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.625 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.625. ON-SITE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR |
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CERTAIN DEPARTMENT CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. (a) The |
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commission shall adopt rules establishing identification |
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requirements for department contractors and subcontractors while |
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working at the site of a construction, maintenance, or improvement |
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project of the department. |
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(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require: |
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(1) an employee of the contractor or subcontractor |
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while working at the site of the project to wear an identification |
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badge, in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, that |
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clearly identifies the employee as a department contractor or |
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subcontractor; and |
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(2) each vehicle of the contractor or subcontractor |
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while the vehicle is at the site of the project to display on each |
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side of the vehicle, in the form and manner prescribed by the |
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commission, insignia or other markings identifying the vehicle as a |
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vehicle of a department contractor or subcontractor. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas |
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Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section |
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201.625, Transportation Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |