Texas Education Code

§ 51.7761 — AGREEMENT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION

ED § 51.7761Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. T. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

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(a)In this section, "public work contract" means a contract for constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying out or completing any public work.

(b)An institution awarding a public work contract funded with state money, including the issuance of debt guaranteed by this state, may not:

(1)prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or

(2)discriminate against a person described by Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement, including the person's:

(A)status or lack of status as a party to the agreement; or

(B)willingness or refusal to enter into the agreement.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 985), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.