S.B. No. 1737
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to accrual and use of leave of absence for certain training
  or duty, including military training or duty, by public employees
  and officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 431.005, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and
  [Subsection] (b), a person who is an officer or employee of the
  state, a municipality, a county, or another political subdivision
  of the state and who is a member of the state military forces, a
  reserve component of the armed forces, or a member of a state or
  federally authorized Urban Search and Rescue Team is entitled to a
  paid leave of absence from the person's duties on a day on which the
  person is engaged in authorized training or duty ordered or
  authorized by proper authority for not more than 15 workdays in a
  federal fiscal year.  During a leave of absence the person may not
  be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, personal time,
  sick leave, or vacation time.
         (a-1)  An officer or employee of the state is entitled to
  carry forward from one federal fiscal year to the next the net
  balance of unused accumulated leave under Subsection (a) that does
  not exceed 45 workdays.
         SECTION 2.  Section 431.0825, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 431.0825.  EMPLOYEES IN NATIONAL GUARD; EMERGENCY
  LEAVE. (a)  A state employee called to state active duty as a
  member of the state military forces by the governor is entitled to
  receive paid emergency leave without loss of military leave under
  Section 431.005(a) or annual leave.
         (b)  A state employee called to federal active duty for the
  purpose of providing assistance to civil authorities in a declared
  emergency or for training for that purpose is entitled to receive
  paid emergency leave for not more than 22 workdays without loss of
  military leave under Section 431.005(a) or annual leave.
         (c)  The duty or training under Subsection (b) does not
  include duty or training carried out under Section 431.005(a).
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1737 passed the Senate on
  May 5, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1737 passed the House on
  May 23, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor