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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to injury leave and related benefits for certain state |
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peace officers injured in the course of performance of duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 661.918(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A peace officer to whom this section applies is entitled |
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to injury leave, without a deduction in salary, without being |
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required to use compensatory time off accrued under Chapter 659, |
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and without being required to use any other type of leave allowable |
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under this chapter, for an injury resulting from an assaultive |
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offense under Chapter 22, Penal Code, or resulting from |
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intoxication assault under Section 49.07, Penal Code, to which the |
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person is exposed because of the nature of the person's duties and |
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that occurs during the course of the person's performance of |
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duty. For the purposes of this section, the course of performance |
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of a person's duty does not include transportation to or from the |
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person's designated headquarters or the site of an assignment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 661.918(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an injury resulting from intoxication |
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assault under Section 49.07, Penal Code, that occurs on or after |
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January 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |