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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protection from employment retaliation for reporting |
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the existence of certain policies, patterns, or practices of a |
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local entity or institution of higher education related to |
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immigration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 752.0535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 752.0535. RETALIATION PROHIBITED FOR REPORTING |
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VIOLATION. A local entity or institution of higher education may |
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not suspend or terminate the employment of, or take other adverse |
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personnel action against, a public employee who in good faith |
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reports to an appropriate law enforcement authority the existence |
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of a policy, pattern, or practice of the employing entity or |
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institution that violates Section 752.053. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |