Texas Human Resources Code - Section 21.0051. Personnel Policies
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§ 21.0051. PERSONNEL POLICIES. (a) The board shall
develop and implement policies that clearly separate the
policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management
responsibilities of the commissioner and the staff of the
department.
(b) The commissioner shall develop an intraagency career
ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency
posting, concurrently with any public posting, of all nonentry
level positions.
(c) 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. 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 federal and
state law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve
compliance with federal and state law.
(d) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 693, § 23(1),
eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
(e) The board and department shall inform their members and
employees as often as is necessary of:
(1) the qualifications for office or employment
prescribed by this code; and
(2) their responsibilities under applicable laws
relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
(f) The policy statement under Subsection (c) must:
(1) be updated annually;
(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human
Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1); and
(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, § 1.04, eff. Sept. 1,
1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 693, § 23(1), eff.
Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1169, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 21.001 21.002 21.003 21.0031 21.0032 21.004 21.005 21.0051 21.0052 21.0053 21.006 21.00605 21.0061 21.007 21.008
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