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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
 Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES
 Subtitle B. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
 Chapter 21. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES  

  Sec. 21.0051. PERSONNEL POLICIES    

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  • (a) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the staff of the department.

    (b) The commissioner shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting, concurrently with any public posting, of all nonentry level positions.

    (c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that 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, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the department to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

    (2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the department's personnel is in accordance with federal and state law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with federal and state law.

    (d) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 23(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

    (e) The board and department shall inform their members and employees as often as is necessary of:

    (1) the qualifications for office or employment prescribed by this code; and

    (2) their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.

    (f) The policy statement under Subsection (c) must:

    (1) be updated annually;

    (2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1); and

    (3) be filed with the governor's office.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 23(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.