Notice of Public Hearing — S/C on Workforce (April 29, 2025)

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Notice of public hearing of the S/C on Workforce of the House of Representatives, set for 8:00 AM on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, with Rep. Oscar Longoria as chair. Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes. The notice lists HB 875 by Spiller, relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects, and HB 5118 by Bhojani, relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by an employer to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position. It also lists HB 4479 by Ashby on the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program, and HB 5400 by González, Jessica on unlawful employment practices based on sexual harassment.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: S/C
 on Workforce TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday,
 April 29, 2025 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Oscar Longoria
Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.
HB 875 Spiller Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding
 requirements for small municipal construction projects.
HB 1667 Canales Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers'
 compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers'
 compensation system.
HB 2369 Patterson Relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain
 claims under the workers' compensation system.
HB 3844 Villalobos Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of
 administering certain federal workforce development funds.
HB 4415 Gámez Relating to waiver of immunity in certain employment discrimination actions
 in connection with a workers' compensation claim.
HB 4479 Ashby Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant
 Program.
HB 4483 Hefner Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation
 and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.
HB 4676 Turner Relating to the provision of medical benefits through political subdivision
 networks under the workers' compensation system.
HB 5118 Bhojani Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by an employer
 to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position.
HB 5400 González,
 Jessica Relating to unlawful employment practices based on sexual harassment,
 including complaints and civil actions arising from those practices.
HB 5545 LaHood Relating to the consideration of wage replacement benefits in the nature of
 workers' compensation.
Texas residents who wish to electronically submit
 comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person
 can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c477
For those persons who will be testifying, information for
 in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available
 here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/ Instructions related to public access to the meeting
 location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting
 and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are
 requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the
 meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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