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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protecting certain rights of members of the state |
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military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 431, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 431.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.0061. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A |
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private employer commits an unlawful employment practice for |
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purposes of Chapter 21, Labor Code, if the employer refuses to hire |
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a member of the state military forces on the basis of the |
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individual's membership in the state military forces. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 431, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 431.0171 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.0171. DEFERRED DEPLOYMENT. (a) A member of the |
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state military forces called to state active duty may defer the |
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deployment as provided by Subsection (b) if the member of the state |
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military forces: |
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(1) is a single parent of a child whom the parent |
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adopted less than one year before the date of the deployment; or |
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(2) gave birth to a child who is less than one year old |
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on the date of deployment. |
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(b) A member of the state military forces may defer |
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deployment under Subsection (a)(1) until the first anniversary of |
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the date the adoption order was rendered. A member of the state |
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military forces may defer deployment under Subsection (a)(2) until |
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the day after the child's first birthday. |
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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. |