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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a public employee to representation in |
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certain internal investigatory interviews. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 617, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 617.0045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 617.0045. RIGHT TO CERTAIN REPRESENTATION. A public |
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employee, on request, has the right to be represented by a labor |
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organization in a disciplinary proceeding initiated against the |
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employee by the public employer of the employee, including an |
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investigatory interview conducted by the employer that the employee |
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reasonably believes may result in disciplinary action. |
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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. |