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Amend CSSB 1420 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows:

Sec. 201.407. EMPLOYEE SAFETY AWARDS. Notwithstanding Section 2113.201, Government Code, the department may award a cash safety bonus of not more than $200 to an employee who:

(1) is at or below salary group B16 of the position classification schedule;

(2) holds a position that is classified by the executive director as safety-sensitive;

(3) works on a roadway for more than 50 percent if the hours worked by the employee; and

(4) during the preceding six months:

(A) exhibited exemplary safety performance and achievement; and

(B) did not receive a safety bonus under this section.