AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

As proposed, S.B. 1737 amends current law relating to the use and accrual of leaves of absence for military training or duty for officers and employees of the state.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 431.005(a), Government Code, as follows:

 

Sec.  431. 005.  LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  (a) Provides that to the extent a person who is an officer or employee of the state does not use the maximum leave of absence provided under this subsection in a federal fiscal year, it may be used and carried forward in a succeeding fiscal year, provided the maximum hours carried forward from one fiscal year to the next does not exceed 45 workdays.

 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 431.0825, Government Code, as follows:

 

Sec.  431.0825.  EMPLOYEES IN NATIONAL GUARD; EMERGENCY LEAVE.  (a)  Creates this subsection from existing text and makes no further changes.

 

(b) Entitles a state employee called to active duty for the purpose of providing assistance to civil authorities, or training for this purpose, to receive paid emergency leave for not more than 22 workdays without loss of military leave under Section 431.005(a) or annual leave.

 

SECTION 3.   Effective date: September 1, 2011.