HBA-DMD, MPM H.B. 269 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 269 By: Flores Public Education 10/19/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Legislature, school districts were 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 prohibits a school district from penalizing or discriminating against an employee who complies with a jury summons. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, by adding Section 22.006, as follows: Sec. 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED. (a) Prohibits a school district from discharging, disciplining, reducing the salary of, or otherwise penalizing or discriminating against a school district employee because the employee complies with a summons to serve as a juror. (b) Requires a school district to pay a nonsalaried employee who is serving in any phase of jury service during a regularly scheduled workday, the employee's normal daily compensation. (c) 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. Makes application of this Act prospective beginning with the 1999-2000 school year. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.