Tex. Health & Safety Code § 502.020

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 502.020 - Workplace Safety for Inmates

A person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not an employee for the purposes of this chapter. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall provide a person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice the protections from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace as provided for in this chapter.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.020

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 10.004, eff. 9/1/2001.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1332, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1501, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/1999.