Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 592.015 - Employment An employer, employment agency, or labor organization may not deny a person equal opportunities in employment because of the person's intellectual disability, unless:
(1) the person's intellectual disability significantly impairs the person's ability to perform the duties and tasks of the position for which the person has applied; or(2) the denial is based on a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.015
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1412, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.