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AN ACT
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relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or |
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participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.921 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.921. COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES VOLUNTEER. |
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A state employee may be granted leave not to exceed five hours each |
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month to participate in mandatory training or perform volunteer |
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services for Court Appointed Special Advocates without a deduction |
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in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime |
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credit, or state compensatory time. |
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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 September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1462 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 87, Nays 57, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1462 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 98, Nays 41, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1462 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |