Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 112.0221 · Subchapter B. TEXAS COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) 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.
(b) 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 council 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 council'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:
(1) be updated annually;
(2) be reviewed by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and
(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 79, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.406, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.112.htm
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