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.