Sec. 301.085.  CONCILIATION.  (a)  The commission shall, during the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the commission, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.
(b)  A conciliation agreement between a respondent and the complainant is subject to commission approval.
(c)  A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or another method of dispute resolution.  Dispute resolution that results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief, including monetary relief.
(d)  A conciliation agreement is public information unless:
(1)  the complainant and respondent agree that it is not;  and
(2)  the commission determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
(e)  Statements made or actions taken in the conciliation may not be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this chapter without the written consent of the persons concerned.
(f)  After completion of the commission's investigation, the commission shall make available to the aggrieved person and the respondent, at any time, information derived from the investigation and the final investigative report relating to that investigation.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.