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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accumulation and payment of sick leave for certain |
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employees in sheriff's departments in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 158, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 158.0365 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 158.0365. ACCUMULATION AND PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE FOR |
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CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. (a) This section applies only to the following |
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employees of a sheriff's department civil service system created by |
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a county with a population of more than 900,000 and less than 1.5 |
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million: |
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(1) a peace officer included under Article 2.12, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code. |
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(b) An employee may accumulate sick leave without limit and |
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may use the leave if the employee is unable to work because of a bona |
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fide illness. |
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(c) An employee who leaves the classified service for any |
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reason is entitled to receive in a lump-sum payment the full amount |
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of the employee's salary for accumulated sick leave if the employee |
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has accumulated not more than 720 hours of sick leave. If an |
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employee has accumulated more than 720 hours of sick leave, the |
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employer may limit payment to the amount that the employee would |
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have received if the employee had been allowed to use 720 hours of |
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accumulated sick leave during the last six months of the employee's |
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employment. The lump-sum payment is computed by compensating the |
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employee for the accumulated time at the highest permanent pay |
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classification for which the employee was eligible during the last |
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six months of the employee's employment. The employer shall pay the |
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employee for the same period for which the employee would have been |
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paid if the employee had taken sick leave, other than for additional |
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holidays, sick leave, or vacation time that the employee would have |
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accrued during the 720 hours. |
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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. |