H.B. No. 532 Summary

• Creates a Commission on Sexual Harassment within the Office of the Attorney General to study workplace sexual harassment, establish prevention strategies, and publish annual reports starting January 31 of the year following the effective date.

• Requires all state officials and employees to complete interactive sexual harassment prevention training within one year of the bill's effective date, then annually thereafter, covering harassment definitions, prevention methods, and complaint procedures.

• Mandates the Director of Administrative Services develop a training module meeting the bill's requirements and make it available to all state agencies to track completion.

• Requires all state contractor and vendor employees to complete sexual harassment training according to contract provisions, with training due within 60 days of contract start or hire date, and annually thereafter.

• Defines sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, and hostile work environment using the same meanings as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.