Resolve, To Direct the Department of Labor To Develop a Framework for Encouraging Employers To Identify Safer Alternatives to Hazardous Chemicals

Sec. 1. Development of framework for safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals. Resolved: That the Department of Labor shall, in collaboration with interested parties and employers and employees in industries that are likely to utilize hazardous chemicals, develop a framework for identifying hazardous chemicals used in the workplace and identify safer alternatives to those hazardous chemicals. The department shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing by December 20, 2019 that includes a proposed framework, a list of participants who participated in developing the proposed framework and a summary of the process used to develop the framework. The committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based on the report.