Sec. 152.059. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel decisions 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 requirements adopted under Chapter 21, Labor Code;
(2) a comprehensive analysis of the board's workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;
(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board's 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 Subsection (a) must:
(1) cover an annual period;
(2) be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with requirements adopted under Chapter 21, Labor Code; and
(3) 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.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners
Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel
Section 152.051. Executive Director
Section 152.052. Executive Director Powers and Duties
Section 152.054. Chief Operating Officer; Medical Director
Section 152.056. Division of Responsibilities
Section 152.057. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information
Section 152.058. Career Ladder; Annual Performance Evaluations
Section 152.059. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report