By: Pickett, Herrero, Moody, Guillen H.B. No. 1462
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or
  participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 661.921 to read as follows:
         Sec. 661.921.  COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES VOLUNTEER.  
  (a)  A state employee may be granted leave not to exceed five hours
  each month to participate in mandatory training or perform
  volunteer services for Court Appointed Special Advocates without a
  deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned
  overtime credit, or state compensatory time.  This section does not
  apply to an employee of the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas
  Juvenile Probation Commission, or the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice.
         (b)  A state employee may not be granted leave under
  Subsection (a) unless the employee obtains approval from the
  employee's supervisor before taking the leave.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.