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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reemployment rights of certain members of the National |
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Guard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 431.006, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A private employer may not terminate the employment of a |
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permanent employee who is a member of the state military forces of |
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this state or any other state because the employee is ordered to |
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authorized training or duty by proper authority. The employee is |
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entitled to return to the same employment held when ordered to |
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training or duty and may not be subjected to loss of time, |
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efficiency rating, vacation time, or any benefit of employment |
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during or because of the absence. The employee, as soon as |
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practicable after release from duty, must give written or actual |
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notice of intent to return to employment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |