86R11810 MTB-D
By: Neave H.B. No. 2743
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an annual workplace climate survey conducted by state
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 651.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 651.011. ANNUAL WORKPLACE CLIMATE SURVEY. (a) In this
section, "state agency" means a board, commission, council,
committee, department, office, or other agency in the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of state government. The term
includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section
61.003, Education Code.
(b) Not later than August 1 of each year, each state agency
shall conduct a workplace climate survey of agency employees to
gather information on the incidence of sexual harassment in the
agency's workplace and means of addressing the harassment. The
survey must:
(1) be voluntary for participants;
(2) allow participants to maintain anonymity and
confidentiality of responses; and
(3) be based on scientific research and workplace best
practices.
(c) Each state agency shall:
(1) review the survey responses to identify any
elements of the agency's workplace climate that may be associated
with sexual harassment; and
(2) make reasonable efforts to address elements
identified under Subdivision (1) and reduce sexual harassment in
the agency's workplace based on the responses provided in the
survey.
SECTION 2. A state agency is not required to comply with
Section 651.011, Government Code, as added by this Act, until
August 1, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.