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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to waiver of immunity in certain employment discrimination |
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actions in connection with a workers' compensation claim. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 451, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 451.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.0025. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY; PERMISSION FOR FIRST |
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RESPONDER TO SUE. (a) In this section, "first responder" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code. |
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(b) A first responder who alleges a violation of Section |
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451.001 by a state or local governmental entity that employs the |
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first responder may sue the governmental entity for the relief |
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provided by this chapter. Sovereign or governmental immunity from |
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suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by |
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this chapter. |
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(c) To the extent a person has official or individual |
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immunity from a claim for damages, this section does not affect that |
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immunity. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of |
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action accrued, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |