Tex. Health & Safety Code § 771.035 · Subchapter B. COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
STAFF; PERSONNEL POLICIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may employ persons as necessary to carry out its functions.
(b) The executive director or the executive director'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.
(c) The policy statement must include:
(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the commission 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.
(d) The policy statement must be:
(1) updated annually;
(2) reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1); and
(3) filed with the governor's office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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