| 1 | 1 | | 88R4773 LRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Eckhardt, Menéndez, Zaffirini S.B. No. 2469 |
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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 the expression of breast milk in the Capitol and other |
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| 8 | 8 | | public buildings. |
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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. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 443.0134 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 443.0134. PLACE TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. The board |
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| 13 | 13 | | shall provide a place in the Capitol, other than a bathroom, that is |
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| 14 | 14 | | shielded from view and free from intrusion of any person where a |
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| 15 | 15 | | member of the public or an employee can express breast milk. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 17 | 17 | | read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) A |
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| 19 | 19 | | public employer shall: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an |
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| 21 | 21 | | employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to |
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| 22 | 22 | | express the milk; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) provide a place, other than a [multiple user] |
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| 24 | 24 | | bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from |
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| 25 | 25 | | other employees and the public where the employee can express |
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| 26 | 26 | | breast milk. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (b) A public employer that engages in or contracts for the |
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| 28 | 28 | | construction or renovation of any building in which the public |
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| 29 | 29 | | employer is housed shall ensure that the building includes a |
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| 30 | 30 | | publicly accessible place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded |
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| 31 | 31 | | from view and free from intrusion of another person where a member |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the public can express breast milk. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 34 | 34 | | of this Act, the State Preservation Board shall establish a place in |
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| 35 | 35 | | the Capitol for a person to express breast milk as required by |
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| 36 | 36 | | Section 443.0134, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 4. Section 619.004(b), Government Code, as added by |
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| 38 | 38 | | this Act, applies only to the construction or renovation of a |
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| 39 | 39 | | building in which a public employer is housed that begins on or |
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| 40 | 40 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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