Bill Text: TX HB2592 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to establishment of an employee grievance procedure for the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Family and Protective Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Referred to Human Services [HB2592 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2592-Introduced.html
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By: Cortez | H.B. No. 2592 |
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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. |