84R1644 AJZ-D
By: González H.B. No. 1898
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state government worksite breast-feeding policies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 165, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 165.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.005. STATE GOVERNMENT "MOTHER-FRIENDLY" WORKSITE.
(a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission,
office, department, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or
legislative branch of state government, including an institution of
higher education.
(b) To the extent reasonably practicable, each state agency
shall develop a policy supporting the practice of worksite
breast-feeding under Section 165.003 and submit its policy to the
department.
(c) The department shall include each state agency that
develops a policy under this section on the list of
"mother-friendly" businesses under Section 165.003.
SECTION 2. A state agency shall comply with Section
165.005, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later
than September 1, 2017.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.