By:  Moreno of Harris, Anchia, et al.                             H.B. No. 1928
 
    (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos)                                              
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 16, 2005; 
May 17, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by 
the following vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by 
county jailers and detention officers exposed to certain contagious 
diseases.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 607.001, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 607.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "public safety 
employee" means a peace officer, fire fighter, detention officer, 
county jailer, or emergency medical services employee of this [the] 
state or a political subdivision of this [the] state.
	SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act to Section 
607.001, Government Code, apply only to an exposure to a contagious 
disease that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.  An 
exposure that occurs before the effective date of this Act is 
governed by the law in effect at the time the exposure occurred, and 
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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