| 1 | 1 | | 88R5669 KKR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 3030 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to required verification of the employment history of |
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| 8 | 8 | | certain job applicants. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter |
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| 11 | 11 | | 106 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 106. EMPLOYER HIRING PRACTICES |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made an |
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| 15 | 15 | | oral or written application with an employer, or has sent a resume |
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| 16 | 16 | | or other correspondence to an employer, indicating an interest in |
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| 17 | 17 | | employment. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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| 19 | 19 | | employees. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 106.002. REQUIRED VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. If the job duties of the position for which |
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| 22 | 22 | | an applicant is applying require or may require entry into a |
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| 23 | 23 | | person's residence, the prospective employer shall verify the |
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| 24 | 24 | | applicant's employment history before extending an offer of |
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| 25 | 25 | | employment for that position. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Sec. 106.003. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. An employer is liable |
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| 27 | 27 | | in a civil action for personal injury, death, or any other damages: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) caused by an employee who was extended an offer of |
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| 29 | 29 | | employment in violation of Section 106.002; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) that occurred in connection with the employee |
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| 31 | 31 | | entering the residence of a person in the course of employment. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. Section 106.002, Labor Code, as added by this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act, applies only to an offer of employment made on or after the |
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| 34 | 34 | | effective date of this Act. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 3. Section 106.003, Labor Code, as added by this |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the |
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| 37 | 37 | | effective date of this Act. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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