Sec. 494.010. EMPLOYEES' POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A rule adopted by the board that regulates the possession and use of tobacco products by department employees must provide that employees of the department are permitted to use tobacco products during work hours at times and locations designated by the board. In designating locations at which the use of tobacco products is permitted, the board shall designate locations that:
(1) are at a sufficient distance from a place at which employees regularly perform duties to ensure that no employee who abstains from the use of tobacco products is physically affected by the use of tobacco products at the location; and
(2) do not negatively affect the comfort or safety of any employee or inmate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 494 - Institutional Division: Policy, Director, and Staff
Section 494.001. Institutional Division Mission
Section 494.003. Director's Accounts
Section 494.004. Director's Reports
Section 494.007. Employees' Salaries, Room and Board, Medical Care
Section 494.008. Department Employees: Limited Law Enforcement Powers
Section 494.010. Employees' Possession and Use of Tobacco Products
Section 494.011. Assessment of Unit Design and Security Systems