Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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22 By: Walle, Neave H.B. No. 443
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees
88 to express breast milk.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to
1111 read as follows:
1212 Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. A public
1313 employer shall:
1414 (1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an
1515 employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to
1616 express the milk; and
1717 (2) provide a place, other than a [multiple user]
1818 bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from
1919 other employees and the public where the employee can express
2020 breast milk.
2121 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.