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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. Section 431.006(a), Government Code, is amended |
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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 the national guard of another state because the |
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employee is ordered to authorized training or duty by proper |
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authority. The employee is entitled to return to the same |
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employment held when ordered to training or duty and may not be |
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subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, vacation time, or any |
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benefit of employment during or because of the absence. The |
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employee, as soon as practicable after release from duty, must give |
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written or actual 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. |