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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation and employment benefits for members of the |
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state military forces called to state active duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 431.082, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A member of the state military forces called to state |
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active duty is a temporary state employee while on state active |
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duty. If the length of state active duty for a member of the state |
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military forces called to state active duty exceeds 45 consecutive |
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days, the adjutant general may pay the member an amount not to |
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exceed 165 percent of the amount authorized by the General |
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Appropriations Act. If the length of state active duty for a member |
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of the state military forces called to state active duty exceeds 90 |
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consecutive days, the member is after the 90th day eligible for |
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coverage in the group benefits program, eligible for membership in |
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the employee class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and |
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otherwise eligible to receive benefits provided to state employees |
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whose employment may be temporary. |
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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, 2011. |