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