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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensatory time accrued by a correctional officer |
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employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 659, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 659.0155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.0155. PAYMENT TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICER FOR UNUSED |
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COMPENSATORY TIME. (a) A correctional officer employed by the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice who is entitled to |
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compensatory time off under Section 659.015 or 659.016 and who, on |
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the anniversary of the date on which the correctional officer began |
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employment, has not used all of the correctional officer's accrued |
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compensatory time, is entitled to payment for the accrued |
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compensatory time if the correctional officer: |
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(1) was not subject to a disciplinary action during |
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the preceding 12-month period, including a disciplinary action for |
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a violation of the leave with pay policy; and |
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(2) received an evaluation of at least satisfactory in |
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the correctional officer's most recent performance evaluation. |
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(b) A correctional officer who is paid for accrued |
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compensatory time under Subsection (a) shall be paid: |
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(1) at the rate described by Section 659.015(c)(2), if |
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the employee is covered by Section 659.015; and |
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(2) at the rate equal to the correctional officer's |
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regular rate of pay, notwithstanding Section 659.016(i), if the |
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employee is covered by Section 659.016. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |