Section 51.7761 - Agreement With Collective Bargaining Organization(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.(c) This section may not be construed to: (1) prohibit activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), including entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or(2) permit conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).Tex. Educ. Code § 51.7761
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 366,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.