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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appeal by an individual entitled to a veteran's |
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preference of certain adverse employment decisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 657.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 657.010. SUIT TO APPEAL EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF PUBLIC |
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ENTITY OR PUBLIC WORK. (a) An individual entitled to a veteran's |
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employment preference under this chapter who is aggrieved by a |
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decision of a public entity or public work of this state to which |
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this chapter applies relating to hiring the individual, or relating |
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to retaining the individual if the entity or work reduces its |
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workforce, may appeal the decision by bringing a cause of action |
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against the public entity or public work under this section. |
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(b) An individual who prevails in a suit brought by the |
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individual under this section is entitled to: |
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(1) reasonable damages incurred by the individual as a |
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result of the adverse employment decision; and |
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(2) reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by |
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the individual in the suit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 657.010, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an employment decision made by a public |
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entity or a public work to which Chapter 657, Government Code, |
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applies, on or after the effective date of this Act. An employment |
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decision made before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before that date, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |