Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2706 amends the Government Code to require governmental entities in counties with a population between 1 million and 1.5 million that appoint, employ, or elect peace officers or firefighters to establish and maintain a legislative leave time bank for each employee organization. The bill allows a peace officer or firefighter to donate no more than one hour each month from the person's accumulated vacation, sick, or compensatory time to the legislative leave time bank provided that the person authorizes the donation in writing. The bill allows only a peace officer or firefighter who is a member of an employee organization to use time donated to the legislative leave bank of that organization.