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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a minimum wage for state supported living |
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center direct care employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.058. MINIMUM WAGE FOR STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER |
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DIRECT CARE EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Direct care employee" means an employee of a |
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state supported living center who is in direct contact with |
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residents or clients of the center more than 50 percent of the time |
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the employee performs assigned duties at the center. |
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(2) "State supported living center" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 62.051 or 62.151 or any other |
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law, a state supported living center shall pay to each direct care |
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employee of the center not less than the greater of: |
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(1) $15 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |