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By: Averitt S.B. No. 1669
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to military leave for certain public employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 431.005, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person who is an officer or employee of the state, a
municipality, a county, or another political subdivision of the
state and who is a member of the state military forces or a reserve
component of the armed forces is entitled to leave of absence from
the person's duties on a day on which the person is engaged in
authorized training or duty ordered or authorized by proper
authority. During a leave of absence the person may not be
subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, vacation time,
personal time, sick leave, or salary.
SECTION 2. Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) A school district employee with available personal
leave under this section is entitled to use the leave for
compensation during a term of active military service. This
subsection applies to any personal or sick leave available under
former law or provided by local policy of a school district,
including a home-rule school district.
(e) A school district, including a home-rule school
district, may adopt a policy providing for the paid leave of absence
of employees taking leave for active military service as part of the
consideration of employment by the district.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.