Text of section effective on April 01, 2025

Sec. 523.0058.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
(b)  The policy statement must include:
(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the commission's intent to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and
(2)  an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the commission's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.
(c)  The policy statement must be:
(1)  updated annually;
(2)  reviewed by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and
(3)  filed with the governor's office.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.