By Duncan S.R. No. 928 75R17145 PB-D 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.