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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accrual of vacation and sick leave for certain state |
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employees on a military leave of absence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (b) and (c), Section 661.904, |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The employee on an unpaid leave of absence during |
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military duty described by Subsection (a) continues to accrue: |
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(1) state service credit for purposes of longevity |
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pay; |
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(2) [while on military duty described by Subsection
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(a) but does not accrue] vacation leave; and |
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(3) [or] sick leave [during an unpaid leave of
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absence]. |
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(c) The employee may retain any accrued vacation or sick |
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leave and is entitled to be credited with those balances on return |
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to state employment from military duty described by Subsection (a). |
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Leave earned while on an unpaid leave of absence during military |
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duty described by Subsection (a) [in a state-paid status] is |
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credited to the employee's balance when the employee returns to |
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active state employment. |
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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. |