SRC-ARR H.B. 269 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 269
By: Flores (West)
Jurisprudence
5/11/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, school districts are not required to pay employees at the normal
rate of pay for time spent replying to a jury summons or valid subpoena.
H.B. 269 sets forth requirements for jury service by public school
employees. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 269 sets forth requirements for jury service by public
school employees. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 22A, Education Code, by adding Section 22.006, as
follows: 

Sec. 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED. Prohibits a
school district from discharging, disciplining, reducing the salary of, or
otherwise penalizing, or discriminating against a school district employee
because of the employee's compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.
Requires a school district to pay the employee the employee's normal daily
compensation for each regular scheduled workday on which a nonsalaried
employee serves in any phase of jury services. Prohibits an employee's
accumulated personal leave from being reduced because of the employee's
service in compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.  

SECTION 2. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 1999-2000
school year.  

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
                      Effective date: upon passage.