By: Pickett, et al. H.B. No. 1462 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1462By: Uresti By: Uresti

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2009; May 12, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 20, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2009, sent to printer.)

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 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.

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.

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