86R13655 SCL-F
By: Cortez H.B. No. 2592
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to establishment of an employee grievance procedure for
the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Family
and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0095 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0095. EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. The executive
commissioner by rule shall establish a grievance procedure for
commission employees and employees of the Department of Family and
Protective Services. The procedure must allow an employee to
appeal a dispute regarding:
(1) a disciplinary action, including:
(A) an oral or written reprimand;
(B) a demotion;
(C) a suspension;
(D) a reduction in compensation; and
(E) a termination for cause and at will; or
(2) the employee's compensation or working conditions,
including required working hours.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the executive
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
adopt rules necessary to implement Section 531.0095, Government
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.