By Duncan                                              S.R. No. 928

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 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 Section 451.002(c), Labor Code, to read as follows:

 1-8           (c)  The burden of proof in a proceeding under this section

 1-9     is on the employee to establish that an action of the employee

1-10     protected under Section 451.001 was a substantial cause of the

1-11     discrimination.

1-12           Explanation:  This change is necessary to clarify the burden

1-13     of proof in certain workers' compensation cases alleging

1-14     discrimination.