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1	1	89R16458 CS-F
2	2	By: Campbell S.B. No. 2369
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to provisions of state law requiring diversity.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 5.102, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 5.102. RECRUITMENT. For the purpose of providing
14	14	adequate personnel for all job positions in the commission, the
15	15	commission shall[:
16	16	[(1)] develop a recruiting program that identifies
17	17	applicants that have the background and experience suitable for
18	18	performing the responsibilities of the applicable job position with
19	19	the commission [underrepresentation with the commission and
20	20	focuses on recruiting different ethnic, racial, or gender groups
21	21	for job categories in which underrepresentation occurs; and
22	22	[(2) require that all applicants be reviewed by the
23	23	human resources division to ensure consideration of
24	24	underrepresented ethnic, racial, or gender groups].
25	25	SECTION 2. Section 12.015(b), Education Code, is amended to
26	26	read as follows:
27	27	(b) The membership of the charter commission must reflect
28	28	the [racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and] geographic diversity of
29	29	the district. A majority of the members appointed to the commission
30	30	must be parents of school-age children attending public school. At
31	31	least 25 percent of the commission must be classroom teachers
32	32	selected by the representatives of the professional staff pursuant
33	33	to Section 11.251(e).
34	34	SECTION 3. Sections 21.004(a) and (c), Education Code, are
35	35	amended to read as follows:
36	36	(a) To the extent that funds are available, the agency, the
37	37	State Board for Educator Certification, and the Texas Higher
38	38	Education Coordinating Board shall develop and implement programs
39	39	to identify talented students and recruit those students and
40	40	persons, including high school and undergraduate students,
41	41	mid-career and retired professionals, and honorably discharged and
42	42	retired military personnel [, and members of underrepresented
43	43	gender and ethnic groups], into the teaching profession.
44	44	(c) The commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioner
45	45	of higher education and the executive director of the State Board
46	46	for Educator Certification, shall annually identify the need for
47	47	teachers in specific subject areas and geographic regions [and
48	48	among underrepresented groups]. The commissioner shall give
49	49	priority to developing and implementing recruitment programs to
50	50	address those needs from the agency's discretionary funds.
51	51	SECTION 4. Section 51.4032, Education Code, is amended to
52	52	read as follows:
53	53	Sec. 51.4032. ANNUAL REPORT OF PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER
54	54	EDUCATION. Not later than December 1 of each year and in the form
55	55	prescribed by the coordinating board, each general academic
56	56	teaching institution and medical and dental unit as defined in
57	57	Section 61.003 shall provide to the Texas Higher Education
58	58	Coordinating Board and shall publish on the institution's website a
59	59	report describing the composition of the institution's entering
60	60	class of students. The report must include a demographic breakdown
61	61	of the class, including a breakdown by race, ethnicity, economic
62	62	status, and high school class standing. A report submitted by a
63	63	general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit as
64	64	defined in Section 61.003 must include separate demographic
65	65	breakdowns of the students admitted under Sections 51.803, 51.804,
66	66	and 51.805 [and a description of any plans, policies, or programs
67	67	developed or implemented by the institution to recruit and retain
68	68	students from underrepresented groups such as racial or ethnic
69	69	minority groups].
70	70	SECTION 5. Section 264.2041, Family Code, is amended to
71	71	read as follows:
72	72	Sec. 264.2041. CULTURAL AWARENESS. The department shall:
73	73	(1) develop and deliver cultural competency training
74	74	to all service delivery staff;
75	75	(2) increase targeted recruitment efforts for foster
76	76	and adoptive families who can meet the needs of children and youth
77	77	who are waiting for permanent homes; and
78	78	(3) [target recruitment efforts to ensure diversity
79	79	among department staff; and
80	80	[(4)] develop collaborative partnerships with
81	81	community groups, agencies, faith-based organizations, and other
82	82	community organizations to provide culturally competent services
83	83	to children and families of every race and ethnicity.
84	84	SECTION 6. Section 264.502(d), Family Code, is amended to
85	85	read as follows:
86	86	(d) Members selected under Subsection (b) must reflect the
87	87	geographical [, cultural, racial, and ethnic] diversity of the
88	88	state.
89	89	SECTION 7. Section 157.051(c), Government Code, is amended
90	90	to read as follows:
91	91	(c) Members shall be appointed without regard to race,
92	92	color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The
93	93	membership of the advisory board must reflect the geographical [and
94	94	cultural] diversity of the state.
95	95	SECTION 8. Section 403.1042(f), Government Code, is amended
96	96	to read as follows:
97	97	(f) An individual or entity authorized to make an
98	98	appointment to the advisory committee created under this section:
99	99	(1) shall attempt to appoint persons who represent the
100	100	[gender composition, minority populations, and] geographic regions
101	101	of the state; and
102	102	(2) may not consider a person's race, color,
103	103	disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin when making an
104	104	appointment to the committee.
105	105	SECTION 9. Section 403.503(d), Government Code, is amended
106	106	to read as follows:
107	107	(d) In making appointments under Subsection (b), the
108	108	governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of
109	109	representatives, and attorney general shall coordinate to ensure
110	110	that the membership of the council reflects, to the extent
111	111	possible, the [ethnic and] geographic diversity of this state.
112	112	SECTION 10. Section 444.023(b), Government Code, is amended
113	113	to read as follows:
114	114	(b) The commission may appoint consultants to the
115	115	commission. In appointing consultants, the commission shall
116	116	attempt to achieve representation from each geographic area of the
117	117	state without consideration of the consultant's race, color,
118	118	disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin [and from the
119	119	various racial and ethnic groups present in the state].
120	120	SECTION 11. Section 444.024(c), Government Code, is amended
121	121	to read as follows:
122	122	(c) The commission by rule shall adopt equitable procedures
123	123	for the distribution of grants to recipients:
124	124	(1) without regard to the race, color, disability,
125	125	sex, religion, age, or national origin of the recipients; and
126	126	(2) who reflect the geographical [, cultural, and
127	127	ethnic] diversity of this state [the state's population].
128	128	SECTION 12. Section 467.035(c), Government Code, is amended
129	129	to read as follows:
130	130	(c) In employing the executive director and other
131	131	employees, the commission may not consider a person's [shall strive
132	132	to reflect the diversity of the population of the state as regards]
133	133	race, color, disability [handicap], sex, religion, age, or [and]
134	134	national origin.
135	135	SECTION 13. Section 482.606(b), Government Code, is amended
136	136	to read as follows:
137	137	(b) In making appointments under Subsection (a), the
138	138	governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
139	139	representatives, respectively, shall:
140	140	(1) prioritize appointing individuals with experience
141	141	in:
142	142	(A) aeronautics;
143	143	(B) space economic development; and
144	144	(C) academic engagement with the space economy;
145	145	and
146	146	(2) ensure that the appointments reflect, to the
147	147	extent possible, the [ethnic and] geographic diversity of this
148	148	state.
149	149	SECTION 14. Section 651.009(a), Government Code, is amended
150	150	to read as follows:
151	151	(a) In each case in which the governing body of a state
152	152	board, commission, or other state agency that has statewide
153	153	jurisdiction is appointed by the governor or another appointing
154	154	authority, the governor or appointing authority shall ensure that,
155	155	to the extent possible, the membership of the governing body
156	156	reflects the [racial, ethnic, and] geographic diversity of this
157	157	state.
158	158	SECTION 15. Section 2166.404(c), Government Code, is
159	159	amended to read as follows:
160	160	(c) The Industry Advisory Committee is composed of nine
161	161	members who are Texas residents appointed by the commission. Three
162	162	members must be nursery-product growers, three members must be
163	163	turf-growers, and three members must be landscape contractors. The
164	164	commission shall make appointments from a list of recommendations
165	165	submitted to the commission by the Texas Association of Nurserymen
166	166	for the nursery-product-grower positions, the Texas Turf
167	167	Association for the turf-grower positions, and the Texas
168	168	Association of Landscape Contractors for the landscape-contractor
169	169	positions. Appointments are for staggered three-year terms
170	170	arranged so that one person from each group is appointed each year.
171	171	Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to a
172	172	person's race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national
173	173	origin [The appointments to the committee must reflect this state's
174	174	gender and ethnic diversity].
175	175	SECTION 16. Section 2306.027(b), Government Code, is
176	176	amended to read as follows:
177	177	(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard
178	178	to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national
179	179	origin of the appointees and shall be made in a manner that produces
180	180	representation on the board of the different geographical regions
181	181	of this state. Appointments to the board must broadly reflect the
182	182	geographic [, economic, cultural, and social] diversity of the
183	183	state [, including ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities,
184	184	and women].
185	185	SECTION 17. Section 2308.255(b), Government Code, is
186	186	amended to read as follows:
187	187	(b) The appointments must:
188	188	(1) be consistent with the local government agreement
189	189	and applicable federal and state law; and
190	190	(2) reflect the [ethnic and] geographic diversity of
191	191	the workforce development area.
192	192	SECTION 18. Section 40.022(b), Human Resources Code, is
193	193	amended to read as follows:
194	194	(b) Appointments to the council shall be made so that each
195	195	geographic area of the state is represented on the council.
196	196	[Notwithstanding Subsection (a), appointments to the council must
197	197	reflect the ethnic diversity of this state.]
198	198	SECTION 19. Section 102.101(c), Health and Safety Code, is
199	199	amended to read as follows:
200	200	(c) The members of the oversight committee must represent
201	201	the geographic [and cultural] diversity of the state.
202	202	SECTION 20. Section 534.003(c), Health and Safety Code, is
203	203	amended to read as follows:
204	204	(c) When the center is established, the governing bodies
205	205	shall enter into a contract that stipulates the number of board
206	206	members and the group from which the members are chosen. They may
207	207	renegotiate or amend the contract as necessary to change the:
208	208	(1) method of choosing the members; or
209	209	(2) membership of the board of trustees to more
210	210	accurately reflect the [ethnic and] geographic diversity of the
211	211	local service area.
212	212	SECTION 21. Section 534.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is
213	213	amended to read as follows:
214	214	(b) The local agency or organizational combination of local
215	215	agencies that appoints the board of trustees shall, in appointing
216	216	the members, attempt to reflect the [ethnic and] geographic
217	217	diversity of the local service area the community center serves.
218	218	The local agency or organizational combination shall include on the
219	219	board of trustees one or more persons otherwise qualified under
220	220	this chapter who are consumers of the types of services the center
221	221	provides or who are family members of consumers of the types of
222	222	services the center provides.
223	223	SECTION 22. Section 672.002(g), Health and Safety Code, is
224	224	amended to read as follows:
225	225	(g) Members selected under Subsection (e) must reflect the
226	226	geographical [, cultural, racial, ethnic, and gender] diversity of
227	227	the county or counties represented.
228	228	SECTION 23. Section 674.002(c), Health and Safety Code, is
229	229	amended to read as follows:
230	230	(c) A review team must be composed of [culturally diverse]
231	231	members representing multiple disciplines, including professionals
232	232	and representatives of agencies that provide services or community
233	233	resources for families in the community and community
234	234	representatives. The review team may include:
235	235	(1) a physician, including a pediatrician, an
236	236	obstetrician, or a physician practicing in another relevant
237	237	specialty;
238	238	(2) a registered nurse;
239	239	(3) a certified nurse-midwife or licensed midwife;
240	240	(4) a county attorney or a designee of a county
241	241	attorney;
242	242	(5) a representative of a school district;
243	243	(6) a representative of the local health department;
244	244	(7) a forensic pathologist;
245	245	(8) a mental health professional;
246	246	(9) a representative from a local hospital;
247	247	(10) a local registrar of births and deaths;
248	248	(11) a person working in a supervisory position in
249	249	local administration of the state Medicaid program;
250	250	(12) a person working with local implementation of the
251	251	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
252	252	Children;
253	253	(13) an educator;
254	254	(14) a pastoral counselor;
255	255	(15) a member of the health committee of a chamber of
256	256	commerce; and
257	257	(16) other community representatives.
258	258	SECTION 24. Section 318.003(a), Local Government Code, is
259	259	amended to read as follows:
260	260	(a) The commission must be composed of at least seven
261	261	residents of the county. Members of the commission must be
262	262	individuals who broadly reflect the [age, ethnic, and] geographic
263	263	diversity of the county.
264	264	SECTION 25. Section 901.654, Occupations Code, is amended
265	265	by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
266	266	follows:
267	267	(b) In determining what best promotes the public purpose,
268	268	the board shall consider at a minimum the following factors
269	269	relating to each person applying for a scholarship under this
270	270	section:
271	271	(1) financial need; and
272	272	(2) [ethnic or racial minority status; and
273	273	[(3)] scholastic ability and performance in at least
274	274	15 hours of upper-level accounting coursework.
275	275	(c) In determining what best promotes the public purpose,
276	276	the board may not consider the race, color, disability, sex,
277	277	religion, age, or national origin of the applicant.
278	278	SECTION 26. Section 901.659(a), Occupations Code, is
279	279	amended to read as follows:
280	280	(a) The board shall adopt rules to encourage internships for
281	281	[minority and disadvantaged] students and certified public
282	282	accountant examination candidates who notify the board not later
283	283	than 90 days after the date of being accepted into an accounting
284	284	internship program.
285	285	SECTION 27. Section 901.660(b), Occupations Code, is
286	286	amended to read as follows:
287	287	(b) The report expenses shall be included in the
288	288	administrative costs allocated to the board under Section 901.155.
289	289	The report must include [:
290	290	[(1)] the number and amount of scholarships awarded in
291	291	the two calendar years preceding the year in which the report is due
292	292	[; and
293	293	[(2) the number of minority students, by racial or
294	294	ethnic background, who have been awarded scholarships under the
295	295	program in that two-year period].
296	296	SECTION 28. Section 2022.052(b), Occupations Code, is
297	297	amended to read as follows:
298	298	(b) The commission shall employ the executive director and
299	299	other employees without [to reflect the diversity of the state's
300	300	population with] regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion,
301	301	age, and national origin.
302	302	SECTION 29. Section 201.9025(a), Transportation Code, is
303	303	amended to read as follows:
304	304	(a) The Texas Department of Transportation Bicycle Advisory
305	305	Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the commission
306	306	on the development of bicycle tourism trails in this state.
307	307	Recommendations on bicycle tourism trails developed under this
308	308	section:
309	309	(1) shall be made in consultation with the Parks and
310	310	Wildlife Commission and the Texas Economic Development and Tourism
311	311	Office;
312	312	(2) shall reflect the geography, scenery, and history
313	313	[, and cultural diversity] of this state;
314	314	(3) shall maximize federal and private sources of
315	315	funding for the designation, construction, improvement,
316	316	maintenance, and signage of the trails and the promotion of bicycle
317	317	tourism; and
318	318	(4) may include multiuse trails to accommodate
319	319	equestrians, pedestrians, and other nonmotorized trail users when
320	320	practicable.
321	321	SECTION 30. The following provisions of law are repealed:
322	322	(1) Section 72.041, Government Code; and
323	323	(2) Sections 603.051(b) and 901.659(b), Occupations
324	324	Code.
325	325	SECTION 31. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.