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By: Thibaut (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) |
H.B. No. 1470 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2009; |
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May 14, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 23, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 23, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notification regarding entitlement of school district |
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employees to leave time in circumstances involving assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Any informational handbook a school district provides |
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to employees in an electronic or paper form or makes available by |
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posting on the district website must include notification of an |
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employee's rights under Subsection (b) in the relevant section of |
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the handbook. Any form used by a school district through which an |
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employee may request leave under this section must include assault |
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leave under Subsection (b) as an option. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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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