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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to leave for certain state employees who are attending |
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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. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.923 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.923. LEAVE TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. (a) |
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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) "Parent" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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61.101, Family Code. |
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(b) This section applies to an employee who is a parent of a |
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child who is a student attending a grade from prekindergarten |
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through 12th grade. |
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(c) In addition to leave under Section 661.206, a state |
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employee is entitled to a leave of absence not to exceed eight hours |
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each fiscal year without a deduction in salary for the purpose of |
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attending educational activities of the employee's child. |
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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, 2013. |