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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a public employer give notice to |
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employees of the right to join certain labor organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 617, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 617.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 617.006. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JOIN LABOR ORGANIZATION. |
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(a) In this section, "public employer" means: |
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(1) a county, municipality, or other political |
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subdivision of this state, including a school district; |
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(2) a board, commission, office, department, or other |
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agency in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state |
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government; or |
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(3) an institution of higher education, as defined by |
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Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date an employee |
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begins employment with a public employer, the public employer |
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shall provide notice to the employee of the employee's right to join |
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a labor organization that has informed the public employer it is |
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representing public employees in the employer's workplace. The |
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notice must include: |
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(1) a link to the Internet website maintained by each |
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labor organization that has informed the public employer it is |
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representing public employees in the workplace and that maintains |
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an Internet website; |
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(2) if the Internet website maintained by a labor |
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organization under Subdivision (1) includes information on how to |
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join the labor organization, a link to that information; and |
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(3) a link to state laws relating to an individual's |
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right to join a labor organization, including, as applicable: |
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(A) Sections 617.004 and 617.005 of this code; |
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(B) Section 21.408, Education Code; |
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(C) Section 101.001, Labor Code; and |
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(D) Section 101.052, Labor Code. |
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(c) A public employer shall provide the notice under this |
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section by e-mail or any other form of electronic communication |
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that is commonly used by the public employer to communicate with |
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employees. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "public employer" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 617.006, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, |
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Section 617.006, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies to |
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an employee who begins employment with a public employer on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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(c) A public employer shall provide the written notice as |
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required by Section 617.006, Government Code, as added by this Act, |
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to each employee employed by the public employer on the effective |
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date of this Act not later than September 30, 2023. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |