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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of peace officers who seek or receive |
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mental health care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter A-1, Chapter 614, |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A-1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH [LEAVE] |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A-1, Chapter 614, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 614.014 and 614.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.014. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "law |
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enforcement agency" means an agency of this state or an agency of a |
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political subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ |
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peace officers. |
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Sec. 614.016. TERMINATION FOR SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE |
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PROHIBITED. A law enforcement agency may not terminate the |
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employment of a peace officer solely because the peace officer has |
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sought or received mental health care. |
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SECTION 3. Section 614.015(a), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Section 614.016, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to mental health care regardless of whether the |
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care was sought or received by a peace officer before, on, or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |