Sec. 85.111. EDUCATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) Each state agency annually shall provide to each state employee educational information about:
(1) methods of transmission and prevention of HIV infection;
(2) state laws relating to the transmission of HIV infection; and
(3) conduct that may result in the transmission of HIV infection.
(b) The educational information shall be provided to a newly hired state employee on the first day of employment.
(c) The educational information shall be based on the model developed by the department and shall include the workplace guidelines adopted by the state agency.
(d) The department shall prepare and distribute to each state agency a model informational pamphlet that can be reproduced by each state agency to meet the requirements of this section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0284, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Subchapter E. Duties of State Agencies and State Contractors
Section 85.111. Education of State Employees
Section 85.112. Workplace Guidelines
Section 85.113. Workplace Guidelines for State Contractors
Section 85.114. Education of Certain Clients, Inmates, Patients, and Residents
Section 85.115. Confidentiality Guidelines
Section 85.116. Testing and Counseling for State Employees Exposed to HIV Infection on the Job