AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 1790 amends current law relating to job performance on behalf of a fire fighter or police officer who is recovering from an off-duty injury.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 143.073(d), Local Government Code, as follows:
(d) Authorizes a fire fighter or police officer, if the fire fighter or police officer is temporarily disabled by an injury or illness that is not related to the person's line of duty, to use all sick leave, vacation time, and other accumulated time before the person is placed on temporary leave or have another fire fighter or police officer volunteer to do the person's work while the person is temporarily disabled by the injury or illness.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2015.