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Texas Business & Commerce Code Chapter 114 establishes training and recordkeeping duties for covered commercial lodging operators. This page summarizes the law; it is not legal advice or a substitute for reviewing applicable requirements.
Who is covered?
Under §114.0001, a commercial lodging establishment offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee. Under §114.0051, the operator must require each directly employed employee to complete training annually.
The OAG overview uses “10 or more rooms.” This summary follows the statute’s “more than 10 rooms” definition. Establishments at the boundary should obtain current guidance. Training is encouraged regardless of size.
Read official Chapter 114 ↗Training and records
- Train annually. A new hire must finish by the 90th day after hire.
- Use a course of at least 20 minutes that is approved by the Attorney General or appears on the OAG preapproved list.
- Provide a completion certificate. Online pacing must require all materials, videos, and coursework, plus the employee’s certification of completion, before issuance.
- Keep all training documentation and certificates for current and former employees in the prescribed form and manner.
- Produce sufficient compliance records to the OAG no later than 72 hours after its request.
Authority: §§114.0051–114.0052 ↗
Harbor Alliance’s official OAG listing
The current OAG approved-training page lists:
- Organization
- Harbor Alliance, Inc.
- Course
- Harbor Alliance Human Trafficking Prevention Training
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Language
- English
- Cost
- Free
- Delivery
- Online
The listing establishes the named course’s approved-list status, not government endorsement of Harbor Alliance, Harbor Shield, or OVIS. Approval does not automatically extend to revised materials. Confirm the currently approved course version when requesting access.
Signage, reporting, and local rules
§114.0053 requires the OAG-prescribed employee sign: at least 11 × 17 inches, at least 16-point type, separately in English, Spanish, and each other primary language spoken by 10% or more of employees, in a location easily visible to all employees. Harbor Alliance program signage does not replace the statutory sign.
Get official OAG signage and training resources ↗
§114.0054 prohibits discipline, retaliation, or discrimination for good-faith reports of suspected trafficking to the operator, law enforcement, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, the Attorney General, or another appropriate authority. Chapter 114 does not preempt local ordinances; under §114.0003, a more stringent local rule controls to the extent of a conflict.
Records remain the operator’s responsibility.
Training completion does not, by itself, establish compliance with every legal duty or guarantee safety. Our planned OVIS integration is intended to reduce recordkeeping administration, not transfer the operator’s responsibilities.
Sources reviewed September 6, 2026. Official statute and OAG guidance control. This public-information page does not revise the approved training.