By: Eckels H.B. No. 1649 73R6290 T A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the coordination of leave policies and worker's 1-3 compensation for school employees. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Education Code, Subchapter Z, Section 1-6 13.904(f) is amended to read as follows: 1-7 (f) In addition to all other days of leave provided by this 1-8 section or by the school district, an employee of a school district 1-9 who is physically assaulted during the performance of his regular 1-10 duties is entitled to the number of days of leave necessary to 1-11 recuperate from all physical injuries sustained as a result of the 1-12 assault. Days of leave taken under this subsection may not be 1-13 deducted from accrued sick leave. The period provided in this 1-14 subsection shall not extend more than two years beyond the date of 1-15 the assault. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, leave 1-16 policy benefits due to an employee will be coordinated with 1-17 benefits due from worker's compensation in order that the 1-18 employee's total compensation will equal 100% of the employee's 1-19 daily rate of pay. 1-20 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.