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TX Govt Code § 437.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.405. Lack of Reasonable Cause; Dismissal of Complaint

Sec. 437.405.  LACK OF REASONABLE CAUSE; DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT.  (a)  If, after investigation, the commission determines that reasonable cause does not exist to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, the commission shall issue a written determination incorporating the finding that the evidence does not support the complaint and dismissing the complaint.(b)  The commission shall serve a copy of the determination on the complainant, the respondent, and other agencies as required by law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.406. Determination of Reasonable Cause; Review by Panel

Sec. 437.406.  DETERMINATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE; REVIEW BY PANEL.  If, after investigation, the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, the commission shall:(1)  issue a written determination incorporating the finding that the evidence supports the complaint; and(2)  serve a copy of the determination on the complainant, the respondent, and other agencies as required by law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.407. Resolution by Informal Methods

Sec. 437.407.  RESOLUTION BY INFORMAL METHODS.  (a)  If a determination of reasonable cause is made, the commission shall endeavor to eliminate the alleged unlawful employment practice arising under Section 437.204 by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion.(b)  Without the written consent of the complainant and respondent, the commission, its executive director, or its other officers or employees may not disclose to the public information about the efforts in a particular case to resolve an alleged unlawful employment practice by conference, conciliation, or persuasion, regardless of whether there is a determination of reasonable cause.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.408. Notice of Dismissal or Unresolved Complaint

Sec. 437.408.  NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OR UNRESOLVED COMPLAINT.  If the commission dismisses a complaint or does not resolve the complaint, the commission shall inform the complainant of the dismissal or failure to resolve the complaint in writing by certified mail.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.409. Temporary Injunctive Relief

Sec. 437.409.  TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  (a)  If the commission concludes from a preliminary investigation of an unlawful employment practice arising under Section 437.204 alleged in a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary, the commission shall file a petition seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent pending final determination of a proceeding under this subchapter.(b)  The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:(1)  the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or(2)  the respondent resides.(c)  A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:(1)  a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and(2)  irreparable harm to the complainant in the absence of the preliminary relief pending final determination on the merits.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.410 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.410. Civil Action by Commission

Sec. 437.410.  CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.  (a)  The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:(1)  the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204; and(2)  the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through informal methods have been unsuccessful.(b)  The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.411. Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action

Sec. 437.411.  NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL ACTION.  (a)  A complainant who receives notice under Section 437.408 that the complaint is dismissed or not resolved is entitled to request from the commission a written notice of the complainant's right to file a civil action.(b)  The complainant must request the notice in writing.(c)  The executive director of the commission may issue the notice.(d)  Failure of the executive director of the commission to issue the notice of a complainant's right to file a civil action does not affect the complainant's right under this subchapter to bring a civil action against the respondent.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.412 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.412. Civil Action by Complainant

Sec. 437.412.  CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.  Within 60 days after the date a notice of the right to file a civil action is received, the complainant may bring a civil action against the respondent.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.413 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.413. Commission's Intervention in Civil Action by Complainant

Sec. 437.413.  COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.  After receipt of a timely application, a court may permit the commission to intervene in a civil action filed under Section 437.412 if:(1)  the commission certifies that the case is of general public importance; and(2)  before commencement of the action, the commission issued a determination of reasonable cause to believe that Section 437.204 was violated.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.414 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.414. Assignment to Early Hearing

Sec. 437.414.  ASSIGNMENT TO EARLY HEARING.  The court shall set an action brought under this subchapter for hearing at the earliest practicable date to expedite the action.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.415 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.415. Injunction; Equitable Relief

Sec. 437.415.  INJUNCTION; EQUITABLE RELIEF.  (a)  On finding that a respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, a court may:(1)  prohibit by injunction the respondent from engaging in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204; and(2)  order additional equitable relief as may be appropriate.(b)  Additional equitable relief may include:(1)  hiring or reinstating with or without back pay;(2)  upgrading an employee with or without pay; and(3)  paying court costs.(c)  Liability under a back pay award may not accrue for a date more than two years before the date a complaint is filed with the commission.  Interim earnings, workers' compensation benefits, and unemployment compensation benefits received operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.416 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.416. Compensatory and Punitive Damages

Sec. 437.416.  COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.  (a)  On finding that a respondent engaged in an intentional unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 as alleged in a complaint, a court may, as provided by this section, award:(1)  compensatory damages; and(2)  punitive damages.(b)  A complainant may recover punitive damages against a respondent, other than a respondent that is a governmental entity, if the complainant demonstrates that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 437.204 with malice or with reckless indifference to the state-protected rights of an aggrieved individual.(c)  Compensatory damages awarded under this section may not include:(1)  back pay;(2)  interest on back pay; or(3)  other relief authorized under Section 437.415(b).(d)  The sum of the amount of compensatory damages awarded under this section for future pecuniary losses, emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other nonpecuniary losses and the amount of punitive damages awarded under this section may not exceed, for each complainant:(1)  $50,000 in the case of a respondent that has fewer than 101 employees;(2)  $100,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 100 and fewer than 201 employees;(3)  $200,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 200 and fewer than 501 employees; and(4)  $300,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 500 employees.(e)  For the purposes of Subsection (d), in determining the number of employees of a respondent, the requisite number of employees must be employed by the respondent for each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.417 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.417. Attorney's Fees; Costs

Sec. 437.417.  ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS.  (a)  In a proceeding under this subchapter, a court may allow the prevailing party, other than the commission, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.(b)  The state, a state agency, or a political subdivision is liable for costs, including attorney's fees, to the same extent as a private person.(c)  In awarding costs and attorney's fees in an action or a proceeding under this subchapter, the court, in its discretion, may include reasonable expert fees.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.418 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.418. Compelled Compliance

Sec. 437.418.  COMPELLED COMPLIANCE.  If an employer fails to comply with a court order issued under this subchapter, a party to the action or the commission, on the written request of a person aggrieved by the failure, may commence proceedings to compel compliance with the order.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 437.419 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans|Chapter 437 - Texas Military|Subchapter I. Administrative Review and Judicial Enforcement|Section 437.419. Trial De Novo

Sec. 437.419.  TRIAL DE NOVO.  (a)  A judicial proceeding under this subchapter is by trial de novo.(b)  A commission finding, recommendation, determination, or other action is not binding on a court.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter K, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 441.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education|Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives|Subchapter A. Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Section 441.0011. Training for Commission Members

Sec. 441.0011.  TRAINING FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The director and librarian shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The director and librarian shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the director and librarian a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (S.B. 913), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 441.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education|Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives|Subchapter A. Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Section 441.003. Employees

Sec. 441.003.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  Subject to the approval of the commission, the director and librarian shall appoint an assistant state librarian, a state archivist, a state records administrator, and other assistants and employees necessary to fulfill the duties of the commission and the director and librarian as prescribed by law.(b)  The assistant state librarian has the rank of a department head.  In the absence of the director and librarian, the assistant may sign and certify accounts and documents in the same manner and with the same legal authority as the director and librarian.  The assistant shall take the official oath.(c)  To be eligible for appointment as state archivist, a person must have appropriate training and experience in the administration of a government archive, but is not required to have technical library school training or library experience to be appointed state archivist.(d)  To be eligible for appointment as state records administrator, a person must have appropriate training and experience in the administration of a government records management program, but is not required to have technical library training or library experience to be appointed state records administrator.(e)  The director and librarian may designate a staff member to serve as both state archivist and state records administrator.  In that event, any provision of Subchapter L  requiring joint action by the state archivist and the state records administrator requires only the action of the person designated.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 441.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education|Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives|Subchapter A. Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Section 441.004. Career Ladder; Performance Evaluations

Sec. 441.004.  CAREER LADDER;  PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.  (a)  The director and librarian or the director and librarian's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the commission.  The program must require intra-agency posting of all positions concurrently with any public posting.(b)  The director and librarian or the director and librarian's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 441.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education|Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives|Subchapter A. Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Section 441.005. Standards of Conduct; Equal Employment Opportunity

Sec. 441.005.  STANDARDS OF CONDUCT;  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.  (a)  The director and librarian or the director and librarian's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to commission employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.(b)  The director and librarian or the director and librarian's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure 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 requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the commission workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the commission workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to address those areas of underuse appropriately.(c)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (b) must cover an annual period, be updated annually, be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.(d)  The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (c).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|