Sec. 161.031. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. (a) The executive secretary or his or her designee shall prepare and maintain a written plan to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity whereby all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The plan shall include:

(1) a comprehensive analysis which meets federal and state guidelines of all the agency's work force by race, sex, ethnic origin, class of position, and salary or wages;

(2) plans for recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, promotion, and other personnel policies;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underutilization in the agency work force of all persons for whom federal and state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance and steps reasonably designed to overcome any identified underutilization; and

(4) objectives and goals, with appropriate timetables for the achievement of the objectives and goals, assignments of responsibility for their achievement, and an appropriate program for reviewing and maintaining these goals and objectives once achieved.

(b) The plan shall be filed with the governor's office within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, cover an annual period, and be updated at least annually. The governor's office shall develop a biennial report to the legislature based on the information submitted. Such report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.

(c) The personnel transactions referred to in Subsection (a) of this section apply to the employees of the board and the employees of the land office that support the board.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 523 (S.B. 607), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.