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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to breast-feeding policies of state agency worksites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 165.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall annually submit a list of state |
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agencies that are included on the list of "mother-friendly" |
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businesses maintained under Subsection (b) to the standing |
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committees of the house and senate with jurisdiction over the |
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department. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 165, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 165.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 165.0035. STATE AGENCY "MOTHER-FRIENDLY" WORKSITE. |
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(a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, |
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office, department, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or |
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legislative branch of state government, including an institution of |
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higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) To the extent reasonably practicable, each state agency |
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shall develop a policy supporting the practice of worksite |
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breast-feeding under Section 165.003 and submit its policy to the |
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department. |
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(c) The department shall include each state agency that |
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develops a policy under this section on the list of |
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"mother-friendly" businesses under Section 165.003. |
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SECTION 3. A state agency shall comply with Section |
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165.0035, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later |
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than September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |