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Texas Human Resources Code - Section 117.056. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

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§ 117.056. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.                             

Text of section effective on date the commissioner of assistive and 
rehabilitative services is appointed.  See Historical and Statutory 
Notes, post.
	(a)  Subject to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, 
the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and 
maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of 
equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions 
are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, 
age, or national origin.
	(b)  Unless the following are included in a policy statement 
adopted by the executive commissioner that is applicable to the 
department, the policy statement must include:
		(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating 
to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of 
personnel, that show the intent of the department 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 department'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 state Commission on Human Rights 
for compliance with Subsection (b)(1);  and
		(3)  filed with the governor's office.                                        

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, § 1.13.                            

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