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AN ACT
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relating to preemployment physical examinations for employment |
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with the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 505.054, Labor Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 505.054. PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL [REQUIRED]; EXAMINING |
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PHYSICIANS. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 505.054(a) and (c), Labor Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may require that an [An] individual may |
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not be certified as an employee of the department under this chapter |
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until the individual: |
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(1) submits to a physical examination as provided by |
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this section; and |
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(2) is certified by the examining physician to be |
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physically fit to perform the duties and services to which the |
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individual is to be assigned. |
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(c) The department may [shall] designate a convenient |
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number of regularly licensed practicing physicians to make physical |
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examinations of individuals [employed by or to be employed by the |
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department] to determine if the individuals are physically fit for |
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employment with the [to be classified as] department [employees]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 505.054(b), Labor Code, is repealed. |
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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, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1323 passed the Senate on |
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April 9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1323 passed the House on |
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May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 6, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |