By: Averitt S.B. No. 1669
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to military leave for public school employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 431.005(a), 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 leave, sick leave, or salary.
SECTION 2. Section 22.003, Education Code is amended by the
addition of subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A school employee with available personal leave under
this section shall be entitled to use the leave for compensation
during a term of active military service. This provision shall also
apply to any personal or sick leave available under former law or
provided by local policy of a school district or home-rule school
district. A school district or 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 in the school district or home-rule school 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.