Amend CSSB 5 by adding the following appropriately numbered
sections to Article 3 of the bill and renumbering subsequent
sections accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 411,
Labor Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. EMPLOYEE REPORTS OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS;
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.084 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.084. EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. (a) The
division shall provide educational material, including books,
pamphlets, brochures, films, videotapes, or other informational
material.
(b) Educational material shall be provided to employees in
English and Spanish.
(c) The department shall adopt minimum content requirements
of the educational material required under this section, including:
(1) an employee's right to report an unsafe working
environment;
(2) instructions on how to report unsafe working
conditions and safety violations; and
(3) state laws regarding retaliation by employers.