Bill Text: TX HB1575 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to sexual harassment prevention training and information for employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-09 - Left pending in committee [HB1575 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1575-Introduced.html
86R6975 SMT-D | ||
By: Turner of Tarrant | H.B. No. 1575 |
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relating to sexual harassment prevention training and information | ||
for employees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Labor Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 21.013 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 21.013. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING AND | ||
INFORMATION. (a) In this section, the term "supervisor" includes a | ||
person with the authority to direct an employee's daily activities | ||
while at work, regardless of whether the person has the authority to | ||
hire, fire, or take other tangible employment action with respect | ||
to the employee. | ||
(b) At least once every two years, an employer other than a | ||
state agency shall provide to each employee of the employer at | ||
least: | ||
(1) two hours of sexual harassment prevention | ||
training, if the employee is a supervisor; and | ||
(2) one hour of sexual harassment prevention training, | ||
if the employee is not a supervisor. | ||
(c) The commission shall develop or obtain, and make | ||
available on its Internet website, one-hour and two-hour sexual | ||
harassment prevention training videos that may be used by employers | ||
to provide the training required by this section. | ||
(d) The commission shall develop and make available on its | ||
Internet website for use by employers informational posters and | ||
fact sheets displaying information regarding the prevention of | ||
sexual harassment. | ||
(e) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the | ||
administration of this section. | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas | ||
Workforce Commission shall post on its Internet website the videos, | ||
posters, and fact sheets required by Section 21.013, Labor Code, as | ||
added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |