State Board Cannot Punish Discrimination for Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, Paxton Writes
Texas | June 16, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said yesterday that the state board in charge of licensing social workers cannot punish them for gender identity or sexual orientation discrimination.
The Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) licenses counselors, family therapists, psychologists, and social workers. A young agency, the legislature created the BHEC in 2019 and authorized it to punish license holders that refuse to serve recipients “solely because of the recipient’s age, sex, race, religion, national origin, color, or political affiliation.”
However, the BHEC slightly changed this rule when adopting it…
(Excerpts from The Texan)