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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of sick leave by state employees who are |
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attending educational activities of their children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 661.206, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.206. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES [PARENT-TEACHER
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CONFERENCE]: USE OF SICK LEAVE. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 661.206(b), (c), and (d), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An employee may use up to eight hours of sick leave each |
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fiscal year to attend educational activities of [parent-teacher
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conference sessions for] the employee's children. |
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(c) An employee shall give reasonable advance notice of the |
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employee's intention to use the sick leave to attend an educational |
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activity [a parent-teacher conference]. |
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(d) In this section: |
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(1) "Educational activity" means a school-sponsored |
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activity, including a parent-teacher conference, tutoring, a |
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volunteer program, a field trip, a classroom program, a school |
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committee meeting, an academic competition, and an athletic, music, |
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or theater program. |
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(2) "Employee" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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661.001. |
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(3) [(2)] "Parent" means a person standing in parental |
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relation. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |