Tex.
Ins. Code Section 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 (Employment Discrimination), 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.
Source:
Section 31.043 — Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.31.htm#31.043 (accessed May 26, 2025).
