By: Duncan S.R. No. 928 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House 1-5 Bill No. 768 to consider and take action on the following matter: 1-6 Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to 1-7 add text to Subsection (c), Section 451.002, Labor Code, to read as 1-8 follows: 1-9 (c) The burden of proof in a proceeding under this section 1-10 is on the employee to establish that an action of the employee 1-11 protected under Section 451.001 was a substantial cause of the 1-12 discrimination. 1-13 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the burden 1-14 of proof in certain workers' compensation cases alleging 1-15 discrimination. 1-16 ______________________________________ 1-17 President of the Senate 1-18 I hereby certify that the above 1-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 1-20 on May 29, 1997, by the following 1-21 vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. 1-22 ______________________________________ 1-23 Secretary of the Senate