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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to leave for certain veterans returning to state |
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employment. |
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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 661.920 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.920. LEAVE FOR REEMPLOYED VETERANS. A state |
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employee who is reemployed by a state agency after military service |
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as provided by Section 431.006 or Chapter 613 shall be granted leave |
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to tend to matters relating to the employee's military service or |
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reintegration into civilian life, including obtaining medical or |
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mental health care and receiving employee assistance counseling. |
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Leave under this section may not exceed 15 days without a deduction |
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in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime |
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credit, or state compensatory time. Leave under this section may |
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not be used after the first anniversary of the date the employee is |
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reemployed by the state agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |