Texas Utilities Code
§ 52.256 — PLAN AND REPORT OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES
UT § 52.256Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 52. COMMISSION JURISDICTION · Art. F. REQUIRED REPORTS AND FILINGS; RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "small business" and "historically underutilized business" have the meanings assigned by former Section 481.191, Government Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2015.
(b)Before January 1, 2000, each telecommunications utility shall develop and submit to the commission a comprehensive five-year plan to enhance diversity of its workforce in all occupational categories and for increasing opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. The plan must consist of:
(1)the telecommunications utility's performance with regard to workforce diversity and contracting with small and historically underutilized businesses;
(2)initiatives that the telecommunications utility will pursue in these areas over the period of the plan;
(3)a listing of programs and activities the telecommunications utility will undertake to achieve each of these initiatives; and
(4)a listing of the business partnership initiatives the telecommunications utility will undertake to facilitate small and historically underutilized business entry into the telecommunications market, taking into account opportunities for contracting and joint ventures.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.