Texas § 31.043 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.

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§ 31.043 — EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.

Texas § 31.043

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 31.043 (2026).

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Sec. 31.043. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.

(a)The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1)personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with Chapter 21 , Labor Code;

(2)a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3)procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the department workforce of a

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Sec. 31.043. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:
(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with Chapter 21 , Labor Code;
(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;
(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the department workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and
(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.
(b) A policy statement prepared under this section must:
(1) cover an annual period;
(2) be updated annually;
(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a); and
(4) be filed with the governor.
(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.